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One of the controversies surrounding President-elect Trump has been the separation (or lack thereof) between his previous life as a businessman and his future career as president. Yet the Constitution prohibits him from accepting any emolument. The soon-to-be president's actions may be limited by this word, so let's examine it in detail. Continue reading...

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When I recently heard a news reporter say that "China doesn't want a failed nuclear state on their doorstep," I was taken by surprise. Did China seriously want North Korea to succeed in their nuclear ambitions? Continue reading...

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Last year, I turned to Vocabulary.com to enliven my approach to teaching the words of To Kill a Mockingbird. Continue reading...

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Here's how to use Vocabulary.com to prepare your students to read and interpret primary documents. Continue reading...

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National party conventions are really about two things: painting the candidate you are supporting in the best possible light, and engaging in attacks on the opposition. Continue reading...

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Reporting on his investigation of Hillary Clinton's email use, F.B.I. Director James B. Comey mentioned several times that the F.B.I. engaged in up-classifying emails. Continue reading...

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The school year officially ended for students at Houston's St. Vincent de Paul School, but rising sixth, seventh and eighth grade students together mastered 11,349 words in the month of June. Continue reading...

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Articles about Usage

Word CountWriters Talk About Writing

The Etymology of Emolument

An Obscure Law and the Crucial Role of an Obscure Word

Behind the DictionaryLexicographers Talk About Language

Order Your Adjectives: Failed and Nuclear

Teachers at WorkA column about teaching

Revamping My Approach to To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary

By Erin Vanek

Tips & Tricks

Social Studies and History Teachers - Check this Out!

Help your students better comprehend primary source documents

Dept. of Word Lists

Words heard at the Republican National Convention

A smackdown of forceful vocabulary

Word CountWriters Talk About Writing

Getting the Low-down on Up-classify

A word lesson compliments of the F.B.I's email investigation

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Houston's St. Vincent de Paul School Tops the Leaderboard in June

Students respond enthusiastically to new summer reading program

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