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Why 200 Linguistic Scholars Decided That ‘-ussy’ Is the Word of the Year
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRejoice, language nerds! While the Merriam-Webster dictionary tried to gaslight us into believing...
What Does 'OK' Actually Stand For?
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOK's origins are apparently rather comedic. The English language is chock full of abbreviations. While the words behind many of these shortened forms...
River Kings host Bettendorf in MAC swim meet
Clinton Herald, Iowa via Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoDec. 7—CLINTON — The Clinton River Kings hosted their home opening swim meet against the Bettendorf Bulldogs on Thursday night. It was all Bulldogs as they defeated the River Kings 124 to 34 ...
Oxford Dictionaries announces its word of the year for 2022
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs 2022 nears its end, dictionaries are chiming in on the word that best that encompasses the year....
Where Did The Term ‘Scab’ Come From?
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 9 months agoTwo young strike sympathizers on roller skates in the U.S. circa 1910s. Labor unions have made big headlines this year thanks to organized activity like...
Blount second place finish highlights Jim Hetrick Invitational in DeWitt
Clinton Herald, Iowa via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 7—DEWITT — Central DeWitt hosted their annual Jim Hetrick Invitational on Thursday evening and Marcus Blount continues to impress, placing second overall and first overall in the class ...
Michigan baseball crushed by Louisville, 20-1, in NCAA tourney, faces elimination
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoIt was a familiar script for Michigan baseball in its NCAA tournament regional final against 13-seed...
Scrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are...
Slate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSince Scrabble adopted an official lexicon in 1978, one thing has been constant: People have never...
Oxford’s word of the year speaks to the ‘unapologetically self-indulgent and lazy’ among us
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoPeople around the world found themselves navigating life after COVID restrictions in 2022—and a new...
River Kings place 7th at their Holiday Invitational
Clinton Herald, Iowa via Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoDec. 18—CLINTON — The Clinton River Kings swim team hosted their Holiday Invitational on Saturday afternoon as they welcomed nine other schools. Clinton had a nice day, placing seventh with ...
