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  1. Candlepower

     The Greening of Business Names
    Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    Green, as they say in the fashion world, is the new black. It's the color that conveys a spectrum of happy ideas: environmental health, recycling, alternative energy, and generally doing the right thing. And green business and product names are flourishing.

  2. Behind the Dictionary

     The Telephone is 133 Years Old. Call Me.
    Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    On the 133rd birthday of the telephone, Dennis Baron ponders how Alexander Graham Bell's invention forever changed the way we communicate — and brought the word "hello" into common usage. Baron is professor of English and linguistics at the University of Illinois and writes regularly on linguistic issues at The Web of Language.

  3. Book Nook

     Shades of Meaning: Noticing Subtle Differences
    Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    When renowned education writers Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey are not presenting at prominent ed conferences across the country, they are putting their innovative ideas to work back in their San Diego high school and college classrooms. In this excerpt from their fantastic book on teaching academic vocabulary across the disciplines, Word Wise and Content Rich, Fisher and Frey encourage teachers to use paint chips to get students to recognize that words — just like similar shades of paint — can be arranged in a continuum.

  4. Edulinks

     Calling All Teen and Tween Writers
    Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 EDT 2009

    Here are some websites that specialize in publishing the work of young writers. 

    Cicada 

    Merlyn's Pen 

    Stone Soup

    Teen Ink Magazine 

  5. Word Count

     Welcome to Dr. Wicked
    Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    It's been snowing where I live. Okay, I know it's winter and all, and that might not seem like a strange complaint (unless you live in, say, Australia) but I'm in Vancouver -- the wet capital of the world.

  6. Word Routes

     Mailbag Friday: Feeling "Nauseous"
    Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 EST 2009
    Last month a usage dispute broke out in the comments section here on the Visual Thesaurus. Our "Evasive Maneuvers" columnist Mark Peters described a friend who "started feeling nauseous." Two commenters objected to this use of nauseous, saying that the word properly describes someone or something that is sickening, and that the word Mark should have used is nauseated. Who's right?

  7. Blog Excerpts

     Debunking Grammar Myths
    Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 EST 2009

    On the occasion of National Grammar Day, the Motivated Grammar blog debunks ten common grammar myths. (Prescriptivists, enter at your own risk!)

  8. Announcements

     Introducing... Our New Page for Educators
    Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 EST 2009
    We here at the Visual Thesaurus have a long-standing commitment to providing tools for teachers who want to get students excited about language. From our award-winning application to our high-quality lesson plans and other online content, we're constantly looking for ways to help educators enliven their classrooms. Now we're bringing all of those resources together on a redesigned educators page, together with some brand-new features.

  9. Dog Eared

     Farewell, Horton Foote
    Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 EST 2009

    Horton Foote, an esteemed dramatist, screenwriter, and memoirist, has passed away at the age of 92. Here is some of his best collected work.

    Three Plays

    Three Screenplays

    Beginnings: A Memoir

    Farewell

  10. Calendar

     VT @ ACSD
    Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 EDT 2009 - Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 EDT 2009
    The Visual Thesaurus will have an exhibit at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Conference, Orlando, FL. Visit us at Booth # 536! Click here for conference details.
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