Words make swoon, especially when they’re chock-full of history and pop culture references. So my inner word nerd was jumping for joy when I stumbled upon Wordnik, which is “based on the principle that people learn words best by seeing them in context. We’ve collected more than 4 billion words of text (web pages, books, [...]
Categories: etymology, langauge, new words
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As much as I love exploring the fabulous words that the English language has to offer, I decided to take a lingual trip to Italy via Rosetta Stone. I’m only in the beginning stages of colors and numbers, but am enjoying the thrill of playing with new words. I am really looking forward to conversing [...]
Tagged: multilingual, new language, rosetta stone, travel through words
There are many of us that share the same first word honoring our fathers, “da da.” However, I am very curious to know what other first words were uttered that surprised a parent and lead to a fabulous story.
According to the Baby Center, at 4 to 6 months ”your child will start to babble, combining consonants [...]
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Some people intently watch ESPN to see which players will be drafted to their favorite teams, while I anticipate the time when Merriam-Webster adds new words to the dictionary (I am an utter word nerd and proud of it).
The last word party kicked off in 2006, when Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition was filled to [...]
Categories: new words
Tagged: dictionary, language, merriam webster, new words, words