Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts

Friday, August 25, 2017

Word of the Day From Merriam-Webster

Hi All,

Watch your words!  And mind your definitions!

All joking aside I just came across a very interesting and painlessly educational website from Merriam-Webster (the reputable source for dictionaries that you've probably used in the past)


This link takes you to the Word-of-the-Day (WOTD) part of the website. 

Readers can sign up for the WOTD by clicking on this link. When You sign up, you'll learn a new word every day because a new word will be delivered via email to your inbox!  How cool is that?

When you get a WOTD you will find a definition of the word at the top of the email.  In addition Merriam-Webster provides you with several examples of how the word is used in modern conversation or in current/relevant sentence. 

Finally, there is a section in the email titled 'Did you know?'  This gives the readers context of the WOTD and gives even more background and information for the word.

WOTD is a great way to increase your vocabulary in a non-stressful, educational and informal manner.  Its great stuff!

Enjoy the site and the new words you'll learn!

Regards,
Stu 





Friday, July 28, 2017

Watch Your Language!

Hi all,

Would you like to learn something new every day? I have a simple, painless and free way to do just that!  Word-of-the-day.  On the internet. Via email.  Let me explain.

Word-of-the-day (WOTD hereafter) is something that lots of websites send out -well every day.  Signing up in many cases is free and very, very easy to do.

Oxford English Dictionary lets users sign up for WOTD by clicking on this link.

Dictionary.com lets users sign up for WOTD by clicking on this link. 

Merriam-Webster lets users sign up for WOTD by clicking on this link. 

Oxford English Dictionaries  has another site for WOTD - click here for that one.

As if the above links aren't enough - or if they aren't to your liking - click on this link from MakeUseOf.com. The title of this link is 10 Websites to Learn a Word a Day and Enrich Your Vocabulary and you can find the article by clicking on this link.   

Enjoy the links and your newly found vocabulary!

Regards,
Stu