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  1. Contest

     The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: August Edition
    Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    We're heading back to school in the August edition of the Visual Thesaurus crossword puzzle. Figure out the hidden word chain and you could win a Visual Thesaurus T-shirt!

  2. Edulinks

     Visualize It!
    Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2009

    Once students have visually explored a word's semantic map by using the Visual Thesaurus, they can explore some other visual representations of a word by checking out these sites:

    Tag Galaxy

    WeboWord

    Merriam Webster's Visual Dictionary

  3. Lesson Plans

     Mapping Your Identity: A Back-to-School Ice Breaker
    Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    How can students create identity maps to introduce themselves to their peers?

  4. Blog Excerpts

     "Punctuation Hero" or Vandal?
    Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    In the United Kingdom, the apostrophe is rapidly disappearing from street signs. But one man has decided to take matters into his own hands.

  5. Word Count

     A Whole Nother Issue
    Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    Wendalyn Nichols, editor of the Copyediting newsletter, offers useful tips to copy editors and anyone else who prizes clear and orderly writing. Here she investigates a common colloquialism, "a whole nother..."

  6. 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.

  7. Teachers at Work

     The Same Old Song, But with a Different Meaning Since We've Been Gone
    Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 EDT 2009

    Shannon Reed wraps up her summer of delving into literary and cinematic depictions of the classroom with appreciations of Half Nelson, Election, and The Class.

    It's that time of year, folks. I've been watching the Facebook status updates as summer winds down for my friends across the country. First comes a note that there's only one week of summer left, then a sad little post about the last day of break, and then an update about the first day of school. Parents, teachers, students, people who can't wait for all of us to clear out of Starbucks between 9 and 3 — we all know it's here.

  8. Blog Excerpts

     Word Routes on Bloggingheads
    Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    If you enjoy reading Visual Thesaurus editor Ben Zimmer's Word Routes column, you'll want to check out his appearance on Bloggingheads. Ben discusses many past Word Routes topics, from Ms. to jazz to Cronkiters, with his brother, science writer Carl Zimmer.

  9. Word Routes

     The Lexicon of the Health Care Debate
    Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    The fight over health care reform that has dominated American political discourse in recent months has often ended up as a fight about language. Let's take a look at some of the highly charged terms used by the supporters and opponents of President Obama's proposed health care initiatives.

  10. Blog Excerpts

     Conflations
    Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    Fascinated by amalgamations like "green behind the ears"? How about "a wrench in the ointment" or "frothing at the bit"? Check out more of these idiom blends at Conflations: "Idiom conflation is a poetic art with a purpose."
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