Isn't "Don" is that guy from accounting? Does "gay apparel" mean I think it does? And what are the cattle doing again? Just in time for Christmas, clear up carol confusion. Continue reading...
Here's a little quiz to test your knowledge of color names. Can you identify where on the spectrum these colors — all of them well documented, some of them brand-specific — are located? 1. Inch Worm, 2. Dead Spaniard, 3. Isabella, 4. I'm Not Really a Waitress, 5. Synergy. Continue reading...
For the last five years, we've been partnering with the New York Times Learning Network on a Word of the Day feature, which runs every school day on the Learning Network's blog. Last year, just as the total was about to hit the 1,000 mark, we joined the Learning Network in sponsoring a Vocabulary Video Contest that was so fantastic, we're back with a second year of the challenge! Continue reading...
Following the enormously successful release of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Slate's words correspondent Katy Waldman raised a question, "Why are they called the Avengers? What are they avenging?" This put us in mind of lexicographer Neal Whitman's observation a few years back that, at least in movies, "Avenging and vengeance are for good guys, while revenge is for the bad guys." Continue reading...
Here are some ideas about how you can inspire the students at your school to get involved with the Vocabulary Bowl, setting achievable goals that will provide incentives to keep them going on the road to vocabulary mastery. Continue reading...
For the third year, Vocabulary.com is partnering with the New York Times Learning Network for our annual 15-second Vocabulary Video Contest for students. Continue reading...
At any given time of the day, you could zoom into any of our high school classrooms, and find scholars on their laptops, phones, or other devices – surprisingly – logged into their Vocabulary.com accounts and working on vocabulary lists: Not Candy Crush or any other game, but Vocabulary.com! Continue reading...
Dr. King's words evoke connections and resonate with readers decades after they were first written. We explore his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" through the lens of its literary merits. Continue reading...
Learn how teachers at this middle school tapped into their students' desire to win, and built a team that ended up exceeding everyone's expectations — even their own. Continue reading...