Vocabulary.com Blog
Articles from July, 2014
Just in time for the 4th of July, our own Ben Zimmer investigates how the term "Yank" started off as a term of disparagement but was reclaimed as an expression of patriotic pride in settings from world wars to the World Cup.
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Dept. of Word Lists
Declare Your Independence...From Dictionary Look Ups
Check out 30 words that help make sense of our nation's founding document
This Independence Day, go back to the holiday's roots with this list of Declaration of Independence Vocabulary. Or follow us on twitter, where we'll be tweeting some great words from the list throughout the holiday weekend.
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