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Where Is Democrats’ Outrage at Biden’s Authoritarianism?
The American Conservative· 2 hours agoIf a president skirting the law and toppling American democratic norms and standards to carry out...
National Doughnut (or Donut) Day: Which spelling is right? Dictionaries have an answer.
USA Today· 3 days agoIs it "doughnut" or "donut"? Many dictionaries take the middle path, saying both spellings are...
People Are Confused At What “Biweekly” Actually Means
IFLScience· 7 days agoIs that twice a week or once every two weeks? Biweekly, according to the dictionary doyens at ...
Encyclopaedia Britannica Seeks Capital to Repay Safra’s Debt
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 4 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., the publisher of the namesake encyclopedia and the ...
A Word Please
The World· 6 days ago“Peruse,” Vizetelly argued, means “to read with care and attention ... to examine with critical care and in detail.” The idea caught on, and within a few...
Why are teens calling out 'pick-me girls' and 'pick-me boys?'
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSo there’s a distinction between using the phrase ‘pick me’ as a social phenomenon and name...
North Texas 12-year-old places 2nd at National Spelling Bee, prepping for next year
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 5 days agoOne day after returning home from a long week at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Faizan Zaki is...
‘There Is No Ethan’ Is a Jaw-Dropping Tale of Digital Deception
New York Times· 6 days agoReading Anna Akbari’s memoir of online manipulation, you think you’ve seen it all — then you keep...
A Word, Please: Subjects and verbs should agree, but it's not always easy
Los Angeles Times· 5 days agoAs you know, subjects and verbs should agree. The subject and verb have no bearing on how many...
Private Credit and Its Investors Fret the Golden Age Has Gone
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 4 days ago(Bloomberg) -- In hallways and wooden huts dotted around the SuperReturn International conference in...