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Vocabulary Word for the Day: “sesquipedalian”

“Sesquipedalian” means “long word.” Yes, it is a long word. I’d forgotten the word. I try to use short words.

I hope you enjoy a daily dose of The Writer’s Almanac as much as I do. It’s a great way to start each day, sometimes with a smile, mostly with fascinating information I forgot or missed earlier.

One of my brothers started me reading it. He’s an editor at Time for Kids. Check out Time for Kids, Teacher, for yourself and your K-6 class.

His daughter, a literature high school teacher in Virginia started him reading it for the poems.

Robert Heiny
Robert Heinyhttp://www.robertheiny.com
Robert W. Heiny, Ph.D. is a retired professor, social scientist, and business partner with previous academic appointments as a public school classroom teacher, senior faculty, or senior research member, and administrator. Appointments included at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Peabody College and the Kennedy Center now of Vanderbilt University; and Brandeis University. Dr. Heiny also served as Director of the Montana Center on Disabilities. His peer reviewed contributions to education include publication in The Encyclopedia of Education (1971), and in professional journals and conferences. He served s an expert reviewer of proposals to USOE, and on a team that wrote plans for 12 state-wide and multistate special education and preschools programs. He currently writes user guides for educators and learners as well as columns for TuxReports.com.

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