When you read advice designed to help you become a better Scrabble player it usually involves learning different words with the letter Q in them and lists of short words. Short words are one and
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2010Words Starting With QUE
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010If you play word games online or at home like Scrabble, you probably know how hard it can be to come up with words using the letter Q or Q words. Because E is a popular vowel and is used in many
How to Memorize Vocabulary Words
Thursday, September 16th, 2010Tips for Memorizing New Vocabulary Words Learning how to memorize vocabulary words not only helps you pass a test, but memorizing new words exercises your brain, gives you a better understanding of
Interesting Words and Their Origins
Thursday, September 9th, 2010Fascinating Terms and Their Etymologies This blog has talked about interesting words and their origins before, and I have to admit a lingering fascination for learning the etymology of words. Watch
Weird Words and Their Meanings
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010Old and Archaic Terminology – Odd Words Definitions If you love to know weird words and their meanings, Wordskit offers a list of 40-50 of the weirdest terms you’ll ever find in the
Words That Work
Monday, July 27th, 2009Words That Work by Frank Luntz I have highlighted a number of books about words on this blogs, giving them good reviews. You might think I’m trying to sell these word books. That’s not
The 15 Most Overused Words of 2009
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009I’m going to get a little snarky today. I decided to have a little fun and make my list of the “Ten Most Overused Words of 2009″. These are words or phrases I’m just sick of
Words of Sympathy
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009One of the hardest things to do is to say words of sympathy to someone dealing with loss or tragedy. It isn’t that you don’t feel the pain and sorrow of your friends and acquaintances.
English 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
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