The Chicago Manual of Style Online has a monthly Q&A called Shop Talk, and this month Ben Zimmer, executive producer of the Visual Thesaurus and Vocabulary.com, is featured. In the interview, Ben talks about the way that technology is shaping language and how sites like the Visual Thesaurus and Vocabulary.com can engage with "digital natives." Continue reading...
Ninth grader Frankie O. shares his experience using Vocabulary.com, where he's busy learning words like conceited, foolhardy, and lineament. Continue reading...
Even if a new Spider-Man movie keeps coming more often than Leap Year, the lingo of Spider-Man is eternal and unique. Enjoy these words inspired by the "web-headed menace." Continue reading...
Traditional vocabulary instruction holds that students learn new words best when they learn them in context. Our "Teachers at Work" contributor Shannon Reed made the startling classroom discovery that context isn't always key. Continue reading...
Don't just learn Obama's State of the Union words. Learn the vocabulary the media's using to write about "State of..." addresses with this Quick Current Events Quiz: ten key words cropping up in this week's New York Times and Washington Post State of the Union/State coverage. Continue reading...
The official Bowl season concludes on April 30, 2019. Remote learning hasn't affected the race to the top of the leaderboards, but it will have an impact on the way we deliver those hard-earned prizes. Here's what's new (and a little different) about the upcoming Vocabulary Bowl season. Continue reading...
Explore our comprehensive selection of ready-made curriculum resources and learn simple, effective ways to create engaging activities that boost your students' comprehension. Continue reading...
Learning words on Vocabulary.com? Oxford English Dictionary new chief editor Michael Proffitt brings perspective to the sheer enormity of the task in a recent video interview with Christiane Amanpour. Continue reading...
There's so much more to New Year's than auld lang syne and a toast at midnight, so start anew by learning some of the more unusual customs and words associated with this holiday. Continue reading...