There are games online where a computer program scrambles the letters in a phrase or sentence and you must unscramble the words to win the game. In fact, there are a variety of sentence unscramble
Archive for June, 2009
Sentence Unscrambler – Phrase Unscrambler
Monday, June 29th, 2009English Language and One Million Words
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009According to linguistic expert Paul J.J. Payack and this 1,000,000 word story by CNN.com, the English language added its 1,000,000,000th word at 5:22 a.m. on Wednesday 10, 2009. Paul J.J. Payack is
100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009The editorial staff of the American Heritage Dictionary compiled a list of 100 words every high school graduate should be familiar with. These aren’t words that you’ll be using every
Glitter Words
Monday, June 22nd, 2009Here’s a question for the ages I was asked from a reader: What Are “Glitter Words” and “Myspace Words”? MySpace Words and “Glitter Words” are used as
Interesting Words
Friday, June 19th, 2009Another way to approach a “Word of the Day” routine is to use an “interesting words” site. After marveling over the Weird Words websites I found yesterday, I ended up
Weird Words
Thursday, June 18th, 2009Alright, “weird” isn’t my word: it’s Google’s word. When I typed in the word “words” on Google, I wanted to see what optional searches were given
Word Power Made Easy
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis is another book that helps build a strong vocabulary, and the book actually has some unique chapters I’ve yet to find in other word books, like speech
Word Smart
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009Word Smart by Princeton Review is a 400-page book which helps people build their vocabularies effectively and pragmatically. Learning a good vocabulary is learning words that help you communicate,
Secret Life of Words – How English Became English
Monday, June 15th, 2009The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English by Henry Hitchings is a look at the evolution of the English language throughs the events and disasters of past ages. You can tell a lot about
Words Words Words by David Crystal
Friday, June 12th, 2009For people who are interested in the subject of “words”, I can’t imagine a better book to read than Words Words Words by David Crystal. Mr. Crystal looks at the word from just