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NEW! New Slang WordsCheck out the new slang words added to the alphaDictionary Historical Dictionary of American Slang. You might also like to take our Slang Generation Checkup and find the era your slang comes from.
SAD! The Passing of the Wichita Language
The last native speaker of the Wichita language is now 82 years old. Linguists are trying to capture as much spoken Wichita as is possible before the sound of that language vanishes from Earth forever.
The last native speaker of the Wichita language is now 82 years old. Linguists are trying to capture as much spoken Wichita as is possible before the sound of that language vanishes from Earth forever.
NEW! Folk EtymologyDid you know that crawfish started out as French écrevisse? What happened? Speakers like to change foreign words into English-sounding ones. Read all about it here.
NEW! Rhyming CompoundsEver wondered about those sing-song words in English like, well, sing-song, fuddy-duddy and lickety-split? Enjoy our list and Dr. Goodword's insights into where they come from and how they tick.
FREE GAME! Dr. Goodword's Exciting New Game for Movie Buffs! Make up sentences from movie titles—it's fun and funny:The Mummy Returns - To Kill a Mockingbird - In the Heat of the Night
The Graduate - Saw - The Substitute Teacher - Educating Rita.
Miss Spelling's Spelling CenterA real-time Spelling Bee with sound! Still the complete toolbox to fix all your problems with words. Now with 250 most often confused English word pairs (false cognates).



