In a first look at Vocabulary.com, high school English teacher and blogger Lee Ann Spillane calls the site "the first tool I've seen that contextualizes vocabulary in ways similar to what we do in class."Continue reading...
Last year, Vocabulary.com made TIME's list of the top 50 websites. Now, TIME senior editor Jeffrey Kluger has reviewed the site in depth, finding that, of online resources to help you learn new words, Vocabulary.com is "a leader in the sector." He judges the site on how well it addresses the questions, "Does this really help you learn? Do the words stick, or do they run out of your head the second you pour them in?"Continue reading...
Today is Shakespeare's birthday! In honor of the great bard, learn new, comprehensive lists of words from some of his best known plays.Continue reading...
What the city of Boston experienced last week was described again and again as surreal. It was the only word that seemed capable of encompassing the week's unfolding events, from Monday's deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line to Friday's lockdown of the city as SWAT teams zeroed in on the remaining suspect of the bombing.Continue reading...
As you play Vocabulary.com, do you ever wonder why you're being asked questions on words before you have a chance to try to learn them on your own? It's because the experience of test-taking actually helps you learn, and speeds the rate at which you do so.Continue reading...
Promoting a new book entitled Netymology: A Linguistic Celebration of the Digital World, British author Tom Chatfield has been making the rounds talking about peculiar tech coinages, from "the Cupertino effect" to "approximeetings."Continue reading...