Vocab Practice: Epistolary

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This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on July 2, 2015.

Let’s do a practice round!

Epistolary means:

A) A belated gift
B) A valuable serving dish
C) Written in the form of letters
D) A hastily composed message

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Cool Word Challenge: Ruse and Epistolary

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Cool Word Challenge: Just for fun, come up with one sentence that uses both of the cool vocabulary words that you learned this week.

Here are the words again:

Ruse: A trick or action intended to deceive.

Epistolary:
Written in the form of letters.

Submit your sentence below. The most [Read more…]

Why Not Send an Epistolary Greeting?

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With the widespread use of email and text messaging, people now send far fewer handwritten letters.
But is that a mistake?

The average American household receives only one personal letter every two months, according to the US Postal Service.

Because a handwritten note is more of a novelty these days, [Read more…]