The Word Blog
Netspeak and Internet Slang Words
July 1st, 2009Have you ever walked into a room and seen your child in an IM or text conversation, typing some kind of internet shorthand to his or her friends? Kids these days often used abbreviations to hide
Sentence Unscrambler – Phrase Unscrambler
June 29th, 2009There 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
English Language and One Million Words
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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