<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>WurdzRus Blog</title><description>Vocabulary science, word lists, and etymology from the team behind WurdzRus — the vocabulary trainer that teaches through play.</description><link>https://www.wurdzrus.com/</link><item><title>15 Advanced Words That Instantly Upgrade Your Writing</title><link>https://www.wurdzrus.com/blog/posts/advanced-words-to-upgrade-your-writing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wurdzrus.com/blog/posts/advanced-words-to-upgrade-your-writing/</guid><description>Fifteen precise, high-utility words — with meanings and example sentences — that make prose sharper without sounding like a thesaurus accident.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>10 English Words You&apos;re Probably Mispronouncing</title><link>https://www.wurdzrus.com/blog/posts/words-youre-probably-mispronouncing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wurdzrus.com/blog/posts/words-youre-probably-mispronouncing/</guid><description>English spelling is a terrible guide to pronunciation, especially for loanwords. Ten words that trip up even native speakers — and how to actually say them.</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Spaced Repetition Actually Works (and Why We Built WurdzRus Around It)</title><link>https://www.wurdzrus.com/blog/posts/how-spaced-repetition-works/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wurdzrus.com/blog/posts/how-spaced-repetition-works/</guid><description>The forgetting curve explains why cramming fails. Here&apos;s the science of spaced repetition — and how the SM-2 algorithm decides when you should see a word again.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>