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New York Times: Vocabulary.com Signals "Real Progress" in Online Learning
Times says sites shows that "the other potential of computing in education is less about reach than depth.
The New York Times today praised Vocabulary.com as a sign that "real progress is finally being made in computer-assisted education."
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Jonathon Owen is a copy editor and student of linguistics who "holds the paradoxical view that it's possible to be a prescriptivist and descriptivist simultaneously." Here, he looks at how people can get tripped up on words with unusual plural forms like phenomena.
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Ten Words from The NY Times - Apr. 10, 2013
Ten Words from The NY Times - Apr. 10, 2013
Learn Ten Words from The NY Times - Apr. 10, 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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Words to Avoid in Business Writing
From Bryan A. Garner, writing on the Harvard Business Review blog
Last week, usage guru Bryan A. Garner collected a list of business-speak or "bizspeak" to avoid and posted it to the Harvard Business Review blog. What he describes as "vogueish" and "hyperformal" vocabulary makes an easy target.
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Lists of the Week: Young Adult Lit!
Old and new, sure to capture teen imaginations
Learn vocabulary as you read J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, Gary Paulsen's Hatchet, Rita Williams-Garcia's One Crazy Summer, Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak, Stephanie Meyer's Twilight.
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Ten Words from The NY Times - Apr. 3, 2013
Ten Words from The NY Times - Apr. 3, 2013
Learn Ten Words from The NY Times - Apr. 3, 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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Correia Middle Dominates School Leaderboard Again
School players earn more than 10 million points
Students from Correia Middle School in San Diego, CA continued to dominate the school leaderboard in March, coming out a clear winner with more than 10 million points earned. Congratulations to the intrepid eighth graders leading Correia's charge!
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