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  1. Word Routes

     The Year in Words, 2012 Edition
    Fri Dec 14 00:00:00 EST 2012
    It's that time again, the annual look back at the noteworthy words of the year. Were you worried about dangling over the fiscal cliff, or did you have more of a devil-may-care YOLO attitude? Were you more interested in mansplaining or hate-watching? Here's a roundup of words that's not just a bunch of malarkey.

  2. Evasive Maneuvers

     Now-Ists, Creators, and Other Lexical Emergencies
    Thu Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2021
    Feast your eyes on the latest roundup of our favorite dribbles of dreck.

  3. Wordshop

     Walk This Way!
    Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    Teachers, looking to get students out of their seats and learning some new words? Try introducing pantomime as a vocabulary-enriching activity. As Beck, McKeown and Kucan point out in Creating Robust Vocabulary, "physically responding to words can promote connections to new word meanings."

  4. Word Routes

     Unsinkable Vocabulary: Words for the Titanic Centennial
    Fri Apr 13 00:00:00 EDT 2012
    This weekend marks the one hundredth anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, so let's commemorate the occasion by looking back on some words and phrases that were particularly associated with the maritime disaster.

  5. Word Count

     The Power of Point of View
    Mon May 05 00:00:00 EDT 2014
    When beginning a story, a writer must decide, not only who will be in the story, what they'll do, and where and when they'll do it, but the point of view from which the story's people, places, and actions will be seen and described. Many options are available, and each one will make a big difference to how readers experience the story.

  6. Contest

     The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition
    Fri Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2010
    With the Academy Awards around the corner, we're feeling cinematic with an Oscar-themed crossword puzzle. Solve it and you could win a Visual Thesaurus T-shirt!

  7. Word Routes

     Not So Mad Props: A "Mad Men" Anachronism
    Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    The makers of the critically acclaimed TV drama "Mad Men" pride themselves on their meticulous attention to authentic period detail, lovingly recreating the early 1960s world of Madison Avenue admen. The show's prop masters are charged with getting every little thing right, from the prices on receipts to the secretaries' restrictive undergarments. So it's always a bit of a surprise to discover an anachronism lurking on the "Mad Men" set. The most recent episode featured one such historical goof, though only die-hard dictionary buffs would have noticed.

  8. Blog Du Jour

     Grammar Police
    Wed Aug 30 00:00:00 EDT 2006

    The following blogs aim to keep grammatical foibles in check:

    Literally, A Web Log, tracks abuse of the word "literally." You'll literally flip over the entries -- oops.

    Apostrophe Abuse, even pings the New York Times for mussing up an apostrophe.

    Groaners are overused, hackneyed phrases that ignite "a firestorm of controversy" in news writing.

    Grammar Hell, urges you to fight back against "brutal assaults" on language.

  9. Blog Excerpts

     Keep Track of "Track Changes"
    Sat Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2007
    "Track Changes" is the popular tool in MS Word that lets you work on a documents collaboratively, a handy option that many of us use every day. But as the website Law Practice Today cautions: "Some features could lead to potentially embarrassing, revealing or compromising situations." When attorneys raise the red flag, it pays to take precautions. How? Read the article here.

  10. Lesson Plans

     Exploring Color Vocabulary
    Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2006
    Students explore color terms and related meanings and metaphors in cultural and literary contexts.
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