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Announcements
Stylin', Profilin'
Mon Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2008
Greetings from new editor Ben Zimmer. You may have noticed some changes around here recently. We've been working to make the Visual Thesaurus a comfier, more personalized experience. The customized word lists have been such a big hit that we're now giving every subscriber a profile page, which you can tailor as you like.
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Contest
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: April Edition!
Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 EDT 2008
Ready for this month's puzzle? Our theme for April is, well, "April Fools!" Have fun and good luck!
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Blog Excerpts
Name That Restaurant
Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2008
What's in a name, at least a restaurant name? Lucky for us, a professor has written a fascinating paper that explains how "names of contemporary dining and drinking establishments serve as semantic and/or humorous reflections of societal mores." Read it here.
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Blog Du Jour
Haiku in a Blog
Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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Lesson Plans
What's Your Genus? Scientific Classification and the VT
Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 EDT 2008
In this lesson, students will learn about the fundamental system of scientific classification: binomial nomenclature. Teams of students will compete in a binomial name scavenger hunt using the Visual Thesaurus and the online "Catalogue of Life" to identify two-part binomial names within specific genus categories.
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Dog Eared
Web Content
Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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VT Tip o' the Week
Working with Other Applications
Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2008
You can use the Visual Thesaurus seamlessly with other applications such as word processors and web browsers
Copy and Paste. Copy the word you'd like to look up in the Visual Thesaurus from another application. Open the Visual Thesaurus. Type Ctrl+v for Windows and Command+v for Macintosh.
Drag and Drop. To drag words into the Visual Thesaurus, select the word in your word processor (or other applications) by clicking on it. Then click again, and hold down the mouse button. Drag the word to the Visual Thesaurus and let go of the mouse button. (Please note: not all applications support drag and drop)
To drag a word from the Visual Thesaurus into your word processor (or other applications), click the word in the Visual Thesaurus, holding the mouse button down. Drag the word into the window of the other application and let go of the mouse button.
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Announcements
Announcing Our New Editor!
Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2008
Hello Visual Thesaurus subscribers: I'm pleased to announce we have appointed a new editor! His name is Ben Zimmer, and he comes to us from Oxford University Press, where he was editor for American dictionaries. Ben's very accomplished background is in linguistics and lexicography, and he blogs regularly at the respected Language Log. Ben also had a weekly column on the OUP blog called From A to Zimmer about words and usage. And if his name rings a bell, you're right! We published a fascinating interview with Ben last month about his work at OUP. We're extremely excited that Ben has joined our team. You'll see lots of new features and articles in the coming weeks, plus Ben will be working closely with the Visual Thesaurus team to continue developing our award-winning software.
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Candlepower
Grab Your Visitors: Home Pages That Work
Fri Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 2008
As an SEO copywriter and marketing consultant, I look at a lot of Websites. When I'm asked to assess a company's site, the first question that often crosses my mind when I review it is, "Hmmm... what exactly do you do?"
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Blog Excerpts
Book Safari
Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 EDT 2008
"Create a virtual shelf to show off your books," announces the innovative website Shelfari, which allows you to share what you're reading and browse other people's books, too. Click here to check it out.
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