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Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Jan. 9, 2013
Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Jan. 9, 2013
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A "Super" Word, Traced to Syracuse
"Supercalifragilistic-expialidocious," the sesquipedalian word made famous by Mary Poppins, has a peculiar and contentious history. Ben Zimmer told the story of his hunt for the word's origins, ending up in Syracuse, in his Word Routes column. Syracuse Post-Standard columnist Sean Kirst talked to Zimmer about the search in his latest column. Read it here.
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Tag, You're It! "Hashtag" Wins as 2012 Word of the Year
The American Dialect Society has selected its Word of the Year for 2012, and the winner was a bit of a surprise. It wasn't fiscal cliff, the ubiquitous term in the news from Capitol Hill. And it wasn't YOLO, the youthful acronym for "You Only Live Once" that quickly rose (and just as quickly fell) this past year. No, the ultimate champion was that mainstay of the Twittersphere, hashtag.
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Presenting the Nominees for the 2012 Word of the Year
At the American Dialect Society's annual conference in Boston, we took a break from paper presentations to select nominations for the Word of the Year. As chair of the New Words Committee, I presided over the nominating session on Thursday. Winners will be selected from the different categories on Friday evening, culminating in the vote for the overall Word of the Year. Here's the list of nominees.
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For the New Year: Five Simple Vocabulary Resolutions for Educators
The bad news: SAT reading scores have reached an all-time low, and recently released NAEP scores reveal that American students' vocabulary growth is "flat." The good news: It's no longer 2012. It's 2013, a new year, a time to buy gym memberships and to overhaul your vocabulary instruction. Just do it.
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Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Jan. 2, 2013
Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Jan. 2, 2013
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What is the first thought that comes to mind when considering the word resolution? Is it the promises you make to yourself on New Year's Day -- to do less drinking, eating, and stressing, and more saving, recycling, and working out, all while pursuing a master's degree and landing a better job?
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