Topic : Vocabulary

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Word Routes

Exploring the pathways of our lexicon

Rocking the English Language
July 9, 2010
By Ben Zimmer

The latest quarterly update of the Oxford English Dictionary's online revision project covers the alphabetical range Rh to rococoesque, and it includes a fascinatingly complex entry for a seemingly simple word: rock, used as a verb. From the rocking of cradles in Old English sources to the rocking of microphones in rap lyrics, this entry has it all.  Continue reading...
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Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

All-American Polypragmatists Get Sprizzlefracked
July 6, 2010
By Mark Peters

USA! USA! USA!

Sorry for the chanting and the giant foam finger. I just wanted to establish that this is a thoroughly all-American column and provide a smooth transition to a term that brings together two of my top two interests: euphemisms and dogs.  Continue reading...
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Language Lounge

A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

The Submodified World
July 1, 2010
By Orin Hargraves

This month in the Language Lounge, we take a look at an underappreciated grammatical category: submodifiers. We hope that by shining the spotlight briefly on the term, we might win over a few converts, as well as alert readers to the nuances of the delightful class of words so designated.  Continue reading...
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Dept. of Word Lists

Summertime, and My "O" Key Was Faded
June 30, 2010
By Bob Greenman

Once again award-winning writer and educator Bob Greenman takes us on a journey through words selected from More Words That Make a Difference, a delightful book illustrating word usage with passages from the Atlantic Monthly.  Continue reading...
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Behind the Dictionary

Lexicographers Talk About Language

Called on the Carpet
June 28, 2010
By Neal Whitman

Our resident linguist Neal Whitman has been thinking about the idiomatic expression "call (someone) on the carpet," in the news because of President Obama's firing of General Stanley McChrystal.  Continue reading...
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Wordshop

Vocab activities for your classroom

RTI and Taking Vocabulary Personally
June 24, 2010
By Georgia Scurletis

If you are in the ed world, chances are you have heard the acronym RTI being batted around but you may not be able to explain its rationale or be able to envision how this model of "intervention" could play out in your classroom.  Continue reading...
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Word Count

Writers Talk About Writing

Of Leaks, Spills, and Ruptures (and Enormity)
June 23, 2010

Wendalyn Nichols, editor of the Copyediting newsletter, writes:

I've been mulling for weeks now about the difference between a leak and a spill, and the inadequacy of both terms to describe what is happening in the Gulf of Mexico.  Continue reading...
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