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2013 Spelling Bee: Vocabulary Questions in the Spotlight
Wed May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2013
It's time once again for the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and the big news going into this year's competition is the inclusion of vocabulary questions along with the traditional spelling questions. Even though the new multiple-choice questions testing contestants' knowledge of definitions will only appear in the off-stage computerized portions of the Bee, it's still a controversial shift in format.
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Word Routes
Falling Off the "Fiscal Cliff"
Fri Nov 16 00:00:00 EST 2012
Last February, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned the House of Representatives that "under current law, on January 1st, 2013, there is going to be a massive fiscal cliff of large spending cuts and tax increases." Now, with the election over, President Obama and the lame-duck Congress are trying to figure out a way to avoid the "fiscal cliff." But where did the phrase come from? And is the cliff metaphor really so apt?
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Contest
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: September Edition
Fri Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 2012
With the presidential candidates out on the hustings, we have a campaign-related crossword for you. Figure out the word chain and you could win a Visual Thesaurus T-shirt!
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Word Routes
2010 Spelling Bee: On to the Semifinals!
Fri Jun 04 00:00:00 EDT 2010
After the first day of competition at the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee, the field of 273 contestants has been winnowed down to 48, who will move on to Friday's semifinal round. They'll all be looking to follow in the path of last year's winner, Kavya Shivashankar. As usual, the preliminary rounds featured some fascinatingly obscure words, from famulus (a close attendant, as to a scholar) to nullipara (a woman who has never given birth to a child).
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Announcements
Visual Thesaurus Honored with World Technology Award
Fri Dec 03 00:00:00 EST 2010
We are pleased to announce that the World Technology Network (WTN) has named the Visual Thesaurus the winner of the 2010 World Technology Award for education. The honor, bestowed by the WTN at its World Technology Summit in New York City, recognizes the innovative contributions that the Visual Thesaurus and its parent company Thinkmap, Inc. have made in the educational field.
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Lesson Plans
Say What? Mastering Some Hard-to-Pronounce Words
Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2011
How can students use Visual Thesaurus word maps and the Community Spelling Bee to learn how to pronounce some tricky words?
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Contest
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: November Edition
Fri Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 2012
This month's crossword celebrates the birthdays of two noted literary figures. Figure out the word chain and you could win a Visual Thesaurus T-shirt!
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Language Lounge
Words with Sharp Edges
Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018
Let's look at the behavior of some words in English whose primary denotation involves physical contact, physical characteristics, violent impact, and damage. How do these words behave in contexts where no physical objects are flying about?
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Word Count
Nine Ideas Writers Need to Give Up
Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 EDT 2014
This is a list of ideas you should give up if you want to become a writer. It's short, but don't assume I produced it quickly. It took me 30 years to learn some of these lessons.
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Candlepower
Vocab Lab: Big Words
Mon May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2008
"Don't use big words."
Despite the well-meaning attempts of our teachers to help us develop a thorough grasp of English, we are constantly discouraged from venturing outside the narrow bounds of ordinary language.
Use a "vocabulary word" in class and feel the withering mockery of your classmates; drop a few sophisticated phrases into your presentation and watch someone accuse you of being pretentious or deliberately aiming to confuse. Oooh, using big words.
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