Vocabulary.com executive producer and lexicographer Ben Zimmer and director of curriculum development Georgia Scurletis will host a live Twitter discussion with English teachers on Monday night from 7 to 8 p.m. EST at #engchat on "Word Play: Gamifying Vocabulary Instruction."Continue reading...
In writing about Harvard Medical School faculty member Dr. Angelo Volandes and the films he is making to help terminally-ill patients decide to opt out of medical intervention, The Atlantic contributing editor Jonathan Rauch uses mesomorph to describe Volandes' physical appearance.Continue reading...