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  1. Word Routes

     "Team Conan": The Latest Pop-Culture Posse
    Wed Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 2010
    In the newest chapter of the late-night television wars, "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien has announced that he won't go along with NBC's plan to bump his show to a midnight time slot to make way for Jay Leno at 11:30. After O'Brien made his announcement, he was the recipient of an immediate outpouring of support online. Thousands joined the Team Conan Facebook group, while thousands more expressed their allegiance on Twitter using the #TeamConan hashtag. Where did all this "Team" talk come from?

  2. Word Count

     What a Composer Can Teach You about Writing
    Tue Jan 12 00:00:00 EST 2010
    It was a cold and rainy winter evening. My husband and I drove downtown, found parking and then ran through the raindrops to find the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). Once inside, we were guided to a surprisingly large and airy studio and settled down in chairs with about 100 others. Moments later, host Sheryl Mackay and guest Rob Kapilow walked in.

  3. Teachers at Work

     Knowing Write from Wrong: How I Get My Classes to Write
    Mon Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 2010
    After "How can you possibly stand being around so many kids all day long?" and "Why do you look so tired all the time?", the question I get asked most often is "How do you get your students to write?"

  4. Word Routes

     "Tweet" Named Word of the Year, "Google" Word of the Decade
    Sat Jan 09 00:00:00 EST 2010
    After much good-natured debate at its annual meeting in Baltimore, the American Dialect Society has made its selections for Word of the Year and Word of the Decade. As proof that we're truly living in a digital age, the winner of Word of the Year for 2009 was tweet ("to post an update on Twitter") and the Word of the Decade for 2000-09 was google (the generic verb meaning "to use Google or another search engine").

  5. Word Routes

     The American Dialect Society's "Word of the Year" Nominees
    Fri Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 2010
    Greetings from Baltimore, where the American Dialect Society is holding its annual conference. Along with scholarly presentations about American linguistic varieties, the ADS is also making selections for Word of the Year (2009) and Word of the Decade (2000-09). ADS members fixed on a final list of nominees for the different categories that will be up for a vote on Friday.

  6. Blog Excerpts

     Throw Grammar from the Train
    Thu Jan 07 00:00:00 EST 2010
    Boston Globe language columnist Jan Freeman has launched a new blog, "Throw Grammar from the Train" (subtitled "Notes from a Recovering Nitpicker"). It's a great title for what's sure to be a great outlet for clear-headed thinking about English usage. Read it here. (And read our interview with Jan about her new book, Ambrose Bierce's Write it Right, here.)

  7. Department of Word Lists

     Local Words of the Year
    Thu Jan 07 00:00:00 EST 2010
    As the American Dialect Society gears up to vote for Word of the Year, the City Dictionary website has announced its own selection of "words with local flavor."

  8. Evasive Maneuvers

     The Euphemisms of the Decade
    Wed Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2010
    Our own Mark Peters takes a look back at a decade in euphemisms, by trawling through the annual selections of "most euphemistic" words by the American Dialect Society — from courtesy calls to scooping technicians.

  9. Teachers at Work

     The Untapped Potential of Student Stories
    Tue Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2010
    In September of 1988, a high school student of mine turned in a piece of writing that changed my professional life and provided me with the most rewarding experience I ever had as a school publications adviser.

  10. Wordshop

     Getting Beyond the Definition
    Tue Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2010
    Can you imagine trying to explain the word currency without using the words money, exchange or country? Or, how about trying to explain epic without referring to the words hero, narrative or poem? This activity, borrowed from Hasbro's Taboo game, is a great way to have students review a list of vocabulary words from class in a fun, engaging format.
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