A-Word-A-Day is a really fun FREE service that will allow you to receive a word, it's definition, and a bit of history as well as a sample sentence by electronic mail.
To subscribe or unsubscribe, please send an e-mail message to wsmith@wordsmith.org with a subject: line reading as "subscribe " or "unsubscribe ".
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Archives, FAQ, words and more at the WWW site: http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/
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