Leéles—No Sólo Les Hables —a Tus Hijos
Un estudio reciente halla que los niños escuchan más palabras únicas cuando los adultos les leen que en una conversación normal.
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Vocabulary
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¿Por Qué Llamamos a Los Inmigrantes Indocumentados ‘Aliens’ (Extranjeros)?
Analizamos la historia de la palabra, ya que fue eliminada del léxico jurídico de California.
Why Did We Ever Call Undocumented Immigrants ‘Aliens’?
We look at the history of the word as it's removed from California's legal lexicon.
Read—Don’t Just Talk—to Your Kids
A new study finds children hear more unique words when adults read to them than in ordinary conversation.
Is There a Word for When People in Majority Groups Feel Overwhelmed When They See Slight Increases in the Representation of Minority Groups?
Not exactly, but it’s probably a subset of white fragility. Perhaps they’re also feeling prototypicality threat. In general,…
Spelling Bee Now Requiring Finalists to Be Super-Genius Word Cyborgs
Sure, you can spell "cymotrichous," but can you define it?
If Merriam-Webster Conducted Search and Rescue
A lot of folks were delighted this election season (words one rarely expects to see) when Joe Biden…
Music Education Improves Literacy of Second-Graders
As arts and music programs get squeezed out of America's cash-strapped schools, evidence continues to accumulate of the wide-reaching positive effects of such training.