Right and Write

Dec 9, 2009 | 14 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Someone sent you a link to this video because you apparently don’t know the difference between the words right and write. Did you not pay attention back in about the second grade? Okay, fine… maybe it was fifth grade. In any [...]

Helping Writers Find the Right Words

Feb 28, 2009 | No Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Writers often need help in choosing words. This project is working to develop tools that will help writers by showing them some of the alternative ways by which they can express their ideas. For writers, a thesaurus can be of help, [...]

Which Words are not in the Dictionary?

Dec 15, 2008 | 7 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I dare you to challenge me to find a word that you think I may not be able to find. You think I can’t find cantankerous? Hah! I typed in only the first six letters, and the word populated itself onto [...]

Who Defines Words for the Dictionary? You Do!

Nov 26, 2008 | No Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I used to yell out “Padiddle!” when I would see a car coming down the road with only one headlight on. It was an ongoing fun, silly game. Padiddle may not be in a dictionary, but it is still a word! [...]