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  1. Word Routes

     "Sleeping Beauties" in English and Dutch
    Wed Jan 20 00:00:00 EST 2010
    When the New Oxford American Dictionary selected unfriend as its 2009 Word of the Year, Oxford University Press senior lexicographer Christine Lindberg was quick to point out that the verb long predates the Facebook era. As she explained in an NPR interview, the Oxford English Dictionary has a citation for unfriend from 1659. "I think it's a remarkable resurrection," Lindberg told NPR. "In a way, I look at unfriend as the Sleeping Beauty of 2009 words." Now it appears that the Dutch language has its own Sleeping Beauty... or should that be Rip Van Winkle?

  2. Teachers at Work

     When Grammar Rules Get Confusing, Use Your Head
    Tue Jan 19 00:00:00 EST 2010
    To get across the importance of grammatical rules to her students, writing teacher Margaret Hundley Parker finds that a common-sense approach works best. Here Margaret gives examples of how unclear writing style reflects unclear thinking.

  3. Wordmasters

     The January-February 2010 Wordmasters Challenge
    Mon Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2010
    Welcome to the January-February 2010 WordMasters Challenge, the second of this school year. Over four thousand school teams from every state participate each year in this popular national competition for Language Arts students in grades 3 to 12. Visit the WordMasters website to learn more about how to participate in the Challenge using the word lists posted here.

  4. Wordmasters

     WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '10
    Mon Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2010

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     WordMasters: Grade 3 Gold Division Jan-Feb '10
    Mon Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2010

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     WordMasters: Grade 4 Blue Division Jan-Feb '10
    Mon Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2010

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     WordMasters: Grade 4 Gold Division Jan-Feb '10
    Mon Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2010

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     WordMasters: Grade 5 Blue Division Jan-Feb '10
    Mon Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2010

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     WordMasters: Grade 6 Blue Division Jan-Feb '10
    Mon Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2010

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     WordMasters: Grade 6 Gold Division Jan-Feb '10
    Mon Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2010
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