Search results
National Doughnut (or Donut) Day: Which spelling is right? Dictionaries have an answer.
USA Today· 2 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· 6 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...
Kalamazoo student eliminated from National Spelling Bee on word ‘seraya’
MLive.com· 2 days agoAn early round elimination didn’t stop Milwood Magnet eighth grader Carter Tuthill from having a...
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...
‘Lawfare’ is undermining the rule of law
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 9 hours agoGUEST COMMENTARY:
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...
Live Life Fully: The space between 'no longer' and 'not yet'
The Charleston Gazette· 2 days agoIt takes tremendous courage to get to the point of releasing those emotional demons. Just like Indiana Jones, you need to have that “knowing.” The Merriam-Webster ...