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Stories tagged with: Words
15 Famous Thinkers Who Couldn’t Spell
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http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2012/01/24/15-famous-thi...
Words can be tricky things, often spelled quite differently than how they sound, coming from foreign languages with different sets of rules, or being just plain weird. It's no wonder then that so many people struggle with spelling, even those who are generally regarded as having some seriously brilliant minds. No, it's not just grade-schoolers, college students, and the everyday man who struggles with the age old "i before e" dilemma, but also scientists, writers, and world leaders. Here, you'll find a list of great thinkers who made great strides in their respective fields, but never could quite conquer the perils of spelling.
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Submitted by GoldenHeart
3 weeks, 6 hours agoTags: Famous Thinkers, spelling, Words, languages, people 
50 Sophisticated Words You Should Start Using Instead
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http://www.onlinecollege.org/2012/01/17/50-sophisticated-wor...
Your New Year's resolutions might have included getting more exercise, or going back to school to get your degree. Might we humbly suggest you also take this time of starting things anew by phasing out some of the played-out words in your vocabulary and replacing them with creative alternatives? Don’t feel bad; everyone you know has been guilty of letting a "fail" or an "LOL" slip at least once in a while. But those words are tired. They need a long rest. Here are 50 sophisticated utterances to deploy instead.
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Submitted by GoldenHeart
4 weeks, 8 hours agoTags: Sophisticated Words, Words, linguistics, vocabulary, utteran 
History’s Most Famous Last Words
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http://www.bestonlinecolleges.com/blog/2012/historys-most-fa...
Whether it's from old age or a freak accident, each of us will see a light at the end of the tunnel some day.The famed dying words of these people have become a part of history itself and kept our memory.
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The 20 Most Overused Words in Academia
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http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2011/06/the-20-most-o...
The author has used plenty of these words unironically and speaks from experience and a willingness to draw personal laughs. Academia can be hilarious and absurd it shouldn’t always have to be treated with stiff formality at all times.
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Submitted by sunnyspeaks
7 months, 4 weeks, 1 day, 8 hours agoTags: Academia, Words, Overused, author 
The Words Movie (2013)
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http://www.onlinemovieshut.com/online-movies/the-words-movie...
The Words movie can expect to be a flick which will keep onlookers at the edge of their seats for the combination of thriller and drama is going to make
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Fun With Words: Contronyms
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http://rinkworks.com/words/contronyms.shtml
Contronyms are special cases of homographs (two words with the same spelling). Some examples:
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World Wide Words
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http://www.worldwidewords.org/
Everything you ever wanted to know about the expressions you hear every day.
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