2008 Word of the Year

"Hypermiling" is New Oxford American Dictionary 2008 Word of the Year. For details visit:
http://dmnnewswire.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=576972

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Facebook Lexicon

Member J. P. Kang had informed me that Facebook even has a tool called Lexicon that tracks usage of words and phrases in real time on its user's pages. For more information, visit:

http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=13856412130.

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Fall 2008 Newsletter Available

The Fall 2008 Newsletter is now available in PDF format here.

Please note the newsletter includes important information about the 2009 DSNA Conference and the Urdang Award, both of which have December 1, 2008 deadlines!

"Meh" Added to Collins Dictionary

Word featured in The Simpsons becomes latest addition to Collins English Dictionary. A word which suggests a lack of enthusiasm has beaten hundreds of others to become the latest addition to the Collins English Dictionary. For the rest of the article, visit http://tinyurl.com/6a633f.

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The advent of Electronic Dictionaries in ESL learning

Have you ever taught a class of ESL/EFL students who worship their dictionaries? Or had one of those days when the beeping sound of an electronic dictionary steals classroom attention for that one crucial moment during the lesson? To make matters worse, some of these dictionaries have ring tones and other unnecessary sound effects that amplify the distractions.

For the rest of the article, visit: http://tinyurl.com/57jq7r.

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