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Put the Power of Words to Work in National Vocabulary Contest

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To promote the importance of vocabulary, the video game publisher Ubisoft, the National Center for Family Literacy, and actress Meredith Baxter have joined forces to create an online contest called the "Great American Word Challenge" that helps bring a sense of fun and excitement to literacy. The contest, which runs through Jan. 31, pits cities against one another in a test of vocabularies. People across the U.S. are encouraged to compete in an online version of the video game My Word Coach for the chance to establish their hometown as the city with the best vocabulary in the country.

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