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Behind the Dictionary
Among the Moonbats and Wingnuts
Wed May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2008
Last week we presented the first part of our interview with New York Times columnist William Safire about the latest edition of Safire's Political Dictionary (Oxford University Press, 2008), a thoroughgoing guide to the nuances of American political lingo. In part two, Safire explores how the discourse of politics has changed since the previous edition of the dictionary was published in 1993. It's a peculiar terrain full of moonbats and wingnuts, where pork-busters decry the bridge to nowhere.
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Department of Word Lists
Safire's Political Words, Part 2
Wed May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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Dog Eared
Reading the Classics
Tue May 13 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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Word Routes
"Procrastination": Let's Not Shilly-Shally!
Tue May 13 00:00:00 EDT 2008
Welcome to "Word Routes," a new column where your fearless editor will chart a course through a sea of words. We'll be looking at how new words emerge on the scene and how older ones have changed over time. Think of it as a series of dispatches from the frontlines of our dynamic and ever-shifting language. Often we'll focus on a single word or phrase and tease apart the layers of meaning and usage, with the Visual Thesaurus wordmaps providing special insight. First up is a word near and dear to my heart: procrastination.
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VT Tip o' the Week
Search. Just Search.
Mon May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2008
If you'd like look up words on the Visual Thesaurus but not access our online magazine, please use this link, which will open a window that displays only the Visual Thesaurus search box.
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Announcements
A New Look, and a New Column on the Way
Mon May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2008
As part of our tireless mission to make the online content of the Visual Thesaurus more enjoyable and accessible, we're making some changes to the magazine's look this week. We're also introducing a lively new column tracking words on the move.
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Word Count
Daphne's New Writing Book!
Fri May 09 00:00:00 EDT 2008
Daphne Gray-Grant's advice and wisdom about writing has made her a sought-after writing coach -- and one of our most popular columnists here at the Visual Thesaurus. Now Daphne's bundled her know-how into a new book: 8½ Steps to Writing Faster, Better. We love this book. A concise, easy-to-digest and, most importantly, easy-to-put-into-action guide, every writer -- student to professional -- can profit from it. We spoke to Daphne about her book and how to write, well, faster and better!
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Teachers at Work
Get Students Writing Right: Tips for the Content Area Classroom
Fri May 09 00:00:00 EDT 2008
Writing opportunities within the content area classroom can be exciting and motivational, but some content area teachers feel they are not up to the task of "teaching writing." The first step in assuaging this authentic concern is to let content area teachers off the hook. They are not writing teachers. Content area teachers can appreciate strongly supported arguments and easily spot a well-turned phrase, but they should not be held accountable for teaching the skills needed to accomplish these writing goals. Their field of expertise may be science or history or math, and because these teachers have done quite a bit of writing in their own academic careers, they are experts in the type of writing required in their respective disciplines. These rich backgrounds help content area teachers make indispensable contributions to the refinement of writing skills. Here are a few thoughts and suggestions that might encourage more content area teachers to infuse writing into their curriculum.
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Blog Excerpts
Buffaloed
Thu May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2008
The website Mental Floss, where "knowledge junkies get their fix" considers an eight word sentence with three parts of speech - and all the same word. Curious? Check it out here.
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Department of Word Lists
Safire's Political Words, Part 1
Wed May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2008
To supplement our two-part interview with William Safire about the new edition of Safire's Political Dictionary, we've provided extended excerpts from the dictionary entries that came up in the course of our wide-ranging discussion. If you want to know the difference between an old pro and a curmudgeon, read on!
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