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For Diwali, Hinglish is Here
Celebrate the Hindu festival of light and love with new
In a piece on the Diwali celebrations being staged by members of the expatriate Indian community living in Silicon Valley, reporter Alison van Diggelen of National Public Radio's PRI talked to Indian nationals about words. Has the Indian influence brought enlightenment to Silicon Valley?
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Students: The New York Times Wants Your Vocabulary Videos!
Explain words in 15 seconds or less to win
Did you ever think your 15 minutes (or at least 15 seconds) of fame would come via a vocabulary video? Now, here's your chance, with a vocabulary-in-video context sponsored by The New York Times Learning Network.
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The Student Perspective: Vocabulary.com "Has Your Back"
College life website says Vocabulary.com beats flashcards on "many levels"
"Keeping track of all those flashcards is such a hassle, but Vocabulary.com is hassle free," writes college sophomore Lili Borland in a review of Vocabulary.com for the student-run college admissions blog, The Prospect.
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NaNoWriMo Has Begun!
It's time once again for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). As the website explains, it's "for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved." Visit the NaNoWriMo website to learn more.
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