If you already use SpellingCity as a tool with your students or children, then I’m preaching to the choir, but if you don’t…you should definitely check it out!
SpellingCity is a free spelling practice program online that lets you input your own lists, or use ones already on the site.  Then students can practice their […]

This week and next are big weeks for teachers and students!  Schools all  over the US are heading into the 2009/2010 school year, and the excitement is in the air!
Back-to-school is traditionally a time to let students share what they experienced over the summer months, and to ponder what they learned in those months of […]

The last ten years have done quite a number on the English language, haven’t they?  We started out by having to learn “blogging” and all the associated vocabulary (blogosphere, pinging, trolls,feeding, tags). 
Then we were on to texting, and this one REALLY blew our minds because we not only had to learn what SMS […]

We English speakers like our words.  Sometimes a little TOO much.
What are some of your favorite redundant (and repetitive!) phrases?
Here are a few of mine:

I personally
mutual agreement
added bonus
honest truth
filled to capacity

Feel free to share yours in the comments or via Twitter to @Vocabulary_Fun

Huh?  Aren’t these words synonyms?  Or are they??  
You can play around with these and other synonyms by choosing “Opposites and Synonyms” in your next vocabulary game at Vocabulary.co.il

Learning these and other book-related words?  Choose LITERARY TERMS as your category for your next vocabulary game on Vocabulary.co.il

If you are already all ready, then you are completely ready for anything!  But you can’t be all ready ready, now can you?