Category Archives: Vocabulary Building Words

Are You Serious About Vocabulary Improvement?

To ensure that you get the most out of your vocabulary study, and make consistent progress in learning new words and how to use them, we recommend that you devote at least 15 minutes every day to vocabulary study. This … Continue reading…

Wander the World of Words With the OED

It’s time once again to check in with the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary to see what new words they’ve officially added to the English language … Well, as it turns out, one of the new words they’re adding … Continue reading…

The Secrets of English Vocabulary Study

We’re sure you’ve seen the self-help books and websites that promise to “reveal to you the secret method to …” reduce your belly fat, or increase your muscle strength, or any of a hundred different quick-fix solutions. Perhaps you’ve even … Continue reading…

Vocabulary Study Tip #15: Little Things Add Up to Big Successes

Next time you’re found with your chin on the ground There a lot to be learned, so look around Just what makes that little old ant Think he’ll move that rubber tree plant? Anyone knows an ant can’t Move a … Continue reading…

Effective Vocabulary Study Sets You Apart From the Crowd

Improving your vocabulary will bring you many benefits: first, you’ll be more confident speaking in public and more comfortable talking with people in social and professional settings. Second, you’ll be able to progress faster in your educational goals due to … Continue reading…

Vocabulary in the News: What New Words Did You ‘C’?

Every now and then, we check in with the editors at the online dictionary site for Merriam Webster to see what words are making their “most searched” list. In general, these words get more hits when an unfamiliar term hits … Continue reading…

How a Good Vocabulary Makes You a Better Speaker

The presenter at the conference whom everyone talks about the next day, whose sessions are always “standing room only” and whose speech is quoted and referenced for weeks afterwards. The employee at the departmental meeting who always manages to hold … Continue reading…

Bringing Balance to Your English Vocabulary Study

We’re posting this blog entry on an important day of the year: the equinox, when (no matter which hemisphere you live in) the day and the night are equally as long. The equinox happens twice a year, in spring and … Continue reading…

International English: English Words From Spanish

The English language has always borrowed words from other languages and incorporated them into its vocabulary, a process that started thousands of years ago and continues today. In the United States, the acquisition of words from Spanish dates back to … Continue reading…

Spelling Difficulties: Words That Are Easy to Confuse

Cross-posted at the Ultimate Spelling blog. Learning how to spell English words correctly can be difficult sometimes, especially when you’re learning words that are very similar in spelling, in pronunciation, or both. In fact, spelling words “like they sound” creates … Continue reading…