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  1. Behind the Dictionary

     Quotable Moments of '09
    Thu Dec 17 00:00:00 EST 2009
    Fred R. Shapiro, the editor of The Yale Book of Quotations, is constantly on the lookout for new quotations that might make the cut for the next edition of his authoritative quotation dictionary. Below, find out what he thinks are the top ten quotations of 2009.

  2. Word Count

     How to Find More Time to Write
    Thu Apr 22 09:00:00 EDT 2021
    Are you always running low on time to write? Learn how to make more time with insights from The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks.

  3. Word Count

     Word Tasting Note: "Svelte"
    Fri Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 2013
    Oh, to be svelte. To be as light as felt, a suave fellow or a lass as light as a velleity, not swelling like Elvis but sweltering hot: no thicker than the drop of sweat that falls down your brow at the sight or the plucked eyebrows of a stylish lady. And stylish, yes, svelte always seems stylish, fitted, bespoke tailored.

  4. Backstory

     Leighton Gage, Author of "Blood of the Wicked"
    Fri Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2008
    I was sitting on my grandfather's lap. I understood the part about getting the page you're reading done. Getting it done was exactly what I wanted him to do. Seven-year-old boys are not big on patience. Or poetry either. I was about to suggest we do the Three Little Pigs all over again. But when I craned my head to look up at him, I saw a tear forming in the corner of his eye.

  5. Language Lounge

     How Do You Solve a Problem Like Meronymy?
    Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013
    Figures of speech in which a part stands for the whole contribute to making linguistic expression so rich, flexible, complex, and interesting. For human speakers, it's a lifelong learning opportunity and a palette from which to paint word pictures and create new expressions. For computers trying to understand language, it can be an intractable problem.

  6. Word Count

     Electrocution: A Shocking Misuse?
    Thu Dec 19 00:00:00 EST 2013
    Many people complain about the use of elecrocute to mean "to shock non-lethally." But as with most usage complaints, it's not that simple. The argument is that electrocute only means "to kill with electricity," not "to shock with electricity." The purists have etymology on their side — but only to a degree.

  7. Lesson Plans

     Transition Words and Phrases: Road Signs for the Reader
    Thu May 24 00:00:00 EDT 2012
    How can students use the Visual Thesaurus to learn more about how transition words and phrases play important roles in both the writing and the reading processes?

  8. Behind the Dictionary

     Look it Up! A Dictionary by Any Other Name...
    Wed Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 2010
    News recently broke about words like chillax and vuvuzela getting added to the Oxford Dictionary of English. Merrill Perlman, who writes the "Language Corner" column for Columbia Journalism Review, noticed that many reports of the story couldn't get the name of the dictionary right. Here is her guide for the perplexed.

  9. Lesson Plans

     Know Your Polygons!
    Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    How can students use the Visual Thesaurus to help them distinguish the key properties that define different types of polygons?

  10. Word Count

     Grammar Bite: Who's That?
    Wed Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2011

    In a recent article on the Visual Thesaurus, Simon Glickman and Julia Rubiner state that when referring to a person, the writer should always use who and never that. Often I agree with what Glickman and Rubiner say, but not this time.

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