You all would not have guessed some of these

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If you have the energy

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Test your knowledge of words related to the season of longer days and vacations.

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Debate over detentions drives searches

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Words from the week of 6/21/2019

Words At Play

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The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 6/21/19

Words from the week of 6/21/2019

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An Overview of the Contronym 'Overlook'

Are you watching or missing something?

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Is 'Cement' 'Concrete'?

An attempt to provide solid ground

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On ‘Brisk’ and ‘Brusque’

We won’t be short about it.

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The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 6/14/19

Words from the week of 6/14/2019

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Recent Posts

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8 Obscure Words for Sleepy Times

If you have the energy

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The Abundant History of 'Bumper Crop'

On the many meanings of 'bumper'

On Contractions of Multiple Words

You all would not have guessed some of these

Words We're Watching

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Words We’re Watching: ‘Velfie’

Be the star of your own movie.

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'Confuzzled': A Not So Confusing Definition

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Words We're Watching: 'Ambigram'

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Aww it's So 'Adorkable'

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Usage & Grammar

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Does 'Incredible' Mean 'Not Credible'?

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The Difference Between 'Elicit' and 'Illicit'

They sound alike but that's it

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A Word on the Classical 'Collateral Adjective'

Or, how 'feline' is an adjective for 'cat'

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'Just Deserts' or 'Just Desserts'?

The usage advice you deserve

Commonly Confused

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'Just Deserts' or 'Just Desserts'?

The usage advice you deserve

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The Difference Between 'Bug,' 'Insect,' and 'Beetle'

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How to Use 'Assent' vs. 'Ascent'

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'Wringer' or 'Ringer'?

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SEE ALL WORDS AT PLAY

WORD OF THE DAY

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showing courage and determination

Test Your Vocabulary

Words for Summer: A Quiz

Which of the following words means “of or relating to summer”?

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

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SCRABBLE® Sprint

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

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