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Introducing Janus words: These puzzling words are their own opposites
Contranyms, or Janus words, are words with two opposite meanings, depending on the context in which they're used. Also known ...
Two Picture Books About the Many Meanings of the Word ‘Go’
In Julie Flett’s “Let’s Go! haw êkwa!” and Kirsten Cappy and Yaya Gentille’s “Kende! Kende! Kende!” going is just the ...
50 meaningful ‘word names’ that came straight from the dictionary
And if you’re a true dictionary lover, then you can always name your child “Merriam” or “Webster,” in honor of the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States. All jokes aside, word names offer ...
How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she ...