Today, we add a new dimension to the word-learner's resources in our Dictionary: a "word forms" section of the page where you can see how a word's spelling or pronunciation varies.Continue reading...
"There are some old words," explains Arika Okrent on Mental Floss, "that are nearly obsolete but we still recognize because they were lucky enough to get stuck in set phrases that have lasted across the centuries." Okrent lists a dozen "lucky words that survived by getting fossilized in idioms."Continue reading...
Look for Vocabulary.com lexicographer Ben Zimmer in a School Library Journal/webcast-panel discussion tomorrow, June 18th, at 2 pm on how social media is impacting our view of dictionaries and the development of the English language.Continue reading...
Here at Vocabulary.com we're in the process of building a library of ready-made lists based on literature commonly taught in English and ELA classrooms. Please use them! And check out these tips for getting more out of them when you do.Continue reading...