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Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Feb. 13, 2013
Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Feb. 13, 2013
Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - Feb. 13, 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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Learn State-of-the-Union Vocabulary
In a speech calling for "smarter" government, Obama used some pretty smart-sounding words. See how many you know by quizzing yourself on "Obama's 2013 State of the Union," a Vocabulary List of words from last night's speech.
Merrill Perlman, who writes the "Language Corner" column for Columbia Journalism Review, guides us through some commonly confused words for common folk: "It's a popular mistake to confuse populace and populous. Throw in the similar-sounding populist, and even more mistakes are made. They mean almost the same thing, only different."
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List of the Week: "Love Letter Words for Valentine's Day"
List of the Week: "Love Letter Words for Valentine's Day"
Become your own Bergerac with "Love Letter Words for Valentine's Day," a Vocabulary List of synonyms for "beautiful," "love," "desire," "need," and "heart."
(This list was created using the Vocabulary.com Dictionary's Advanced Search synonym finder. Learn more about Advanced Search with this short how-to video here.)
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The Local Lexicons of Baristas
"Across America, independent coffee bars have developed private vocabularies to describe the intricate beverages they brew and the idiosyncrasies of those who order them," writes Ben Schott in Sunday's New York Times. Schott presents an "Op-Art" revealing some of this local barista slang, from "crushtomer" to "bro 'spro." Check it out here.
Any news event brings new terms and phrases to life while reinvigorating old ones. Look how the recent Presidential election spread malarkey, binders full of women, and bayonets across headlines and tweets. Forevermore, those words will jog the memory of anyone who was paying attention to the 2012 election.
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New study critiques kindergarten vocabulary curricula
Last week, the website Science Daily reported on a recent study that suggested reading curricula in kindergarten classrooms is deficient. Beyond the simple dearth of words taught, the study criticized kindergarten curricula word complexity and lack of review, both crucial aspects of vocabulary learning at any age, and worth looking at more closely.
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