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Jacob Martonito, the first statewide winner from Appleton, hopes to make it at least as far as the semifinals at the National Spelling Bee.

A new corner of Harry Potter's world focuses on the Ministry of Magic, Paris and "Fantastic Beasts" in Universal Orlando Resort in Florida.

President Donald Trump claimed to invent a new word while speaking to reporters on Monday, May 19. The Merriam-Webster ...

Words fascinate me! They always have. When Dick and Jane first connected with my first-grade brain, and I was able to ...

The very best tools to teach writing are so plentiful now that finding the right ones can be a job in itself. That's what ...

UNESCO studied the history of the Greek language and recognized its universal importance, highlighting its millennia of ...

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library program will be free for families with children under the age of five, thanks to a ...

Randy Rainbow released his latest parody on Tuesday morning, but this time, it's more of a vocabulary lesson than anything.

LHS was named the top high school in Minnesota for the spring 2025 season of the Vocabulary Bowl, hosted by Vocab.com, ...

WESTLAKE, Ohio - A local sixth grader has earned Highest Honors in the 2024-2025 WordMasters ChallengeTM—a national ...

Did my dogged determination stem from bearing little resemblance to my brilliant brown-eyed brunette siblings?