solecism

Vocab Practice: Solecism

April 8, 2014 by Cool Word Club

This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on March 31, 2014.

Let’s do a practice round!

Solecism means:

A) A comforting gesture
B) A somber proclamation
C) A grammatical mistake
D) A wordy introduction

April 5, 2014 by Cool Word Club

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:

Solecism: A grammatical mistake in speech or writing; a social blunder.

Piquant: Having a pleasant, spicy or pungent taste; interesting and [Read more…]

March 31, 2014 by Cool Word Club

Have you read “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll?

This famous story tells of the puzzling series of events that occur when a young girl named Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole.

Struck by the oddness of the experience, Alice momentarily forgets the rules of grammar and [Read more…]

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