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Merrill Perlman, who writes the "Language Corner" column for Columbia Journalism Review, guides us through some commonly confused words for common folk: "It's a popular mistake to confuse populace and populous. Throw in the similar-sounding populist, and even more mistakes are made. They mean almost the same thing, only different."
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List of the Week: "Love Letter Words for Valentine's Day"
List of the Week: "Love Letter Words for Valentine's Day"
Become your own Bergerac with "Love Letter Words for Valentine's Day," a Vocabulary List of synonyms for "beautiful," "love," "desire," "need," and "heart."
(This list was created using the Vocabulary.com Dictionary's Advanced Search synonym finder. Learn more about Advanced Search with this short how-to video here.)
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Vocab Lessons from the Sandbox Set
New study critiques kindergarten vocabulary curricula
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Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Feb. 6, 2013
Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Feb. 6, 2013
Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - Feb. 6, 2013.
Then see "Vocabulary Begets Vocabulary: The More You Know, the More You Learn" to understand why learning these words will help you absorb even more as you read.
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Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Jan. 30, 2013
Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Jan. 30, 2013
Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - Jan. 30, 2013.
Then see "Vocabulary Begets Vocabulary: The More You Know, the More You Learn" to understand why learning these words will help you absorb even more as you read.
Over the years of teaching English as a foreign language, I've noticed how some of my students adopt some of the throwaway words and phrases that I use unthinkingly. The two words that are adopted most are stuff and thing (though I just as easily say thingy while waving a hand to indicate that I don't know or can't remember the correct word).
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Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice Turns 200
The "confidence, mastery, serenity, and tact" she displayed at 21 remains a mystery
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