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About Those Dialect Maps...
You might have seen a set of American English dialect maps making the rounds online after a Business Insider piece about the maps went viral. But where does all of that survey data come from? Our own Ben Zimmer has the story on Language Log — read his post here.
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Vocabulary Shout-Out: Anthony Lane for "Spruce" (Adj.)
Ever heard it used other than as a verb?
Film critic Anthony Lane uses spruce in a rare, adjectival form in a review of "Fast & Furious 6" in this week's New Yorker.
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Ten Words from "The NY Times" - June 5, 2013
Ten Words from "The NY Times" - June 5, 2013
Learn Ten Words from The NY Times - June 5, 2013. Then see "Vocabulary Begets Vocabulary: The More You Know, the More You Learn" to understand why learning these words will help you absorb even more as you read.
We've just added five new Vocabulary Lists based on Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner! Check them out here.
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Did you know that you can play Vocabulary.com with your Facebook friends? Watch this short video to learn how.
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Last week, ninth grade English teacher Marc Ginsberg gave a talk on using web-based vocabulary instruction tools to align middle and high school curricula with the Common Core. Check out his presentation here!
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2013 Spelling Bee: Arvind Mahankali Turns "German Curse" Into "German Blessing"
Much of the buzz leading up to the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee had to do with the first-ever inclusion of vocabulary questions in the off-stage portions of the competition. But in the end, it came down to a traditional spelling face-off over tricky words originating from other languages. Arvind Mahankali of Bayside Hills, New York had been stumped by German-derived words in the last two Bees, but this time a German word was his salvation.
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