The Value of the National Spelling Bee in the Age of Spell Check and...
Yesterday 275 kids gathered in Washington, DC, to take a spelling test. Today, they’ll start spelling in the preliminary rounds until just 50 spellers move on to the semifinals of the National Spelling...
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Bring Back Obsolete Words
No blood, just vocabulary. (CCO public domain wilhei) Human experimentation is banned unless the subjects are volunteers who have given informed consent. I believe the more casual research my son...
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Games! ‘Paperback’ and ‘Five Tribes’
Image By Rebecca Angel One of my favorite things to do at a con is try new games. At ConnectiCon this year, my son and I played many and two stood out as the best: Paperback and Five Tribes. Paperback...
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These Are a Few of My Favorite… Words
Photo Used with Permission from Kuteev on LiveJournal A monumental event has occurred in my household. I purchased my Word of the Day calendar today. No, you don’t understand. This is big for me. I am...
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Losing or Re-adjusting My Vocabulary?
At a recent checkup, I was referred to a neurologist for what we hope/assume are benign migraines. My Doctor asked me a couple of preliminary questions, had I noticed anything other than the spots? I...
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