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Young people need dictionaries to read classics, say children’s authors
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days agoChildren should be given dictionaries to help them read the classics, the children’s laureate has...
Bruhat Soma rides an unbeaten streak to the Scripps National Spelling Bee title, winning tiebreaker
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 5 days agoBruhat spelled 29 words correctly in the...three consecutive bees before arriving at a convention...
A Word, Please: Subjects and verbs should agree, but it's not always easy
Los Angeles Times· 2 hours agoAs you know, subjects and verbs should agree. The subject and verb have no bearing on how many...
A Word Please
The World· 1 day ago“Peruse should not be used when the simple ‘read’ is meant,” argued author Frank Vizetelly in the 1906 “A Desk-Book of Errors inEnglish,” which is cited...
VOICES: How representing Dayton area in the Scripps National Spelling Bee changed my life
Dayton Daily News· 5 days agoThe Scripps National Spelling Bee is unreal. For three years, I represented the Dayton Area in the...
Stop Trying to Understand Kafka
The Atlantic· 13 hours agoThe rabbis of the Talmud taught in parables, fanciful tales meant to illustrate moral principles. To what may a parable be compared? With just one modest anecdote, you may ...
I, For One, Welcome Our New Sexbot Overlords
Dealbreaker· 4 days agoIf OpenAI is headed into sexbot territory, it needs to market its products appropriately. Just as Kent Brockman wisely pivoted and welcomed his new...
Why I Love the Sydney Opera House
New York Times· 5 days agoThe Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. This week’s issue is written by Damien Cave, the Australia bureau chief. Earlier...
Bruhat Soma wins tiebreaker at Scripps National Spelling Bee
WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley· 5 days agoBruhat Soma was unbeatable before he arrived at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and neither the ...
“Beyond Imagining,” by Lore Segal
The New Yorker· 3 days agoThe friends talked about reviving ladies’ lunches in person. “At my place, please, if you don’t mind,” Farah said.
