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Articles from May, 2013
"Lean in," thanks to the title of a new book by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, has become "the idiom of the moment," Motoko Rich writes in the New York Times, adding "the phrase seems to have taken on a life of its own." But where did all of this "leaning in" come from?
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Vocabulary Shout-Out: Susann Cokal for "Biddable"
A favorite word of dog trainers and breeders.
In a review of The Golem and the Jinni, a first novel by Helene Wecker, Susann Cokal used biddable, a favorite word of dog breeders and trainers, to describe the character of a golem in Wecker's novel.
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Ten Words from "The NY Times" - May 22, 2013
Ten Words from "The NY Times" - May 22, 2013
Learn Ten Words from The NY Times - May 22, 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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List of the Week: Jhumpa Lahiri's "The Namesake"
Four new Vocabulary Lists!
Learn four new Vocabulary Lists from Jhumpa Lahiri's novel The Namesake: Chapters 1-3, Chapters 4-6, Chapters 7-9, Chapters 10-12.
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And The Man Booker Prize (for Vocabulary) Goes To...
Considerable Literary Merit Aside.
In anticipation of the announcement of the winner of The Man Booker International Prize this Wednesday, we're awarding our own prizes to the nominees today. But don't look here for an analysis of literary merit. We're considering these writers only in terms of their usefulness to vocabulary learners.
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In my latest column for the Boston Globe, I take a look at the rapid rise of the slogan "Boston Strong" in the month since the Marathon bombing. It seemed to come out of nowhere, but it's only the latest in a long line of "strong" slogans.
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The artists were being praised for their technique in which, the article said, they "use only pallet knives, not brushes." The conference attendees were told that "it's not too early to start whetting your palette for" the food expected to be served. And the article talked about a shipment of "wooden palates infested with the Asian long-horned beetle." Possibly wrong, wrong, and ouch.
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