A word a day adds up to 350+ a year
Small, steady vocabulary habits beat cramming: learn one useful word daily and the gains quietly compound.
Today's briefing: a few timeless things worth knowing about words, language, AI, and puzzles. (Archive edition.)
Small, steady vocabulary habits beat cramming: learn one useful word daily and the gains quietly compound.
Instead of only replying, newer AI tools can carry out multi-step tasks -- searching, drafting, and editing -- on your behalf.
Josh Wardle built the once-a-day word game for his partner; The New York Times bought it in 2022 and millions now play daily.
Recent additions like 'prompt engineering' show how quickly English takes in new ideas and makes them official.
Working through grid and deduction puzzles strengthens the same careful thinking used in math and coding.
That tiny mark is called a 'tittle' -- one of many words for things you see every day but never name.