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Google just updated its algorithm. The Internet will never be the same
BBC News· 12 hours agoWill Google save the web, or destroy it? If you've ever typed "air purifier reviews" into Google,...
They/Them and the evolution of English
NPR· 1 day agoHer books include null and null. She also co-hosts the show ...Michigan Radio. She was a member of the Usage Panel for the American Heritage Dictionary from 2005-2018. This ...
San Antonio's Cuban-Mexican fusion restaurant Paladar excels at breaking the rules
San Antonio Current· 1 day agoMy ancient, but presumably still dependable, Velázquez Spanish-English dictionary defines the word...
These North Texas cafes are the cat’s meow
Dallas Morning News· 5 days agoWhile fairly new to Dallas, cat cafes have been around for a while. The next year, the Oxford English Dictionary added the term “cat cafe,” and now there...
Getting back to values that enhance human dignity
The Morning News· 6 hours agoThe Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines common courtesy as “politeness that people can usually be expected to show”. Unfortunately, we are witnessing common courtesy as something ...
Reynolds Hutchins: The choice of words
The Daily Progress· 5 days agoThe book, specifically its chapter “The Choice of Words,” is chock full of gems like this. To this over-educated, under-employed, trend-obsessed,...
It’s the 10-Year Anniversary of National Streaming Day, Apparently
indieWIRE· 5 days agoIt's the tenth anniversary of National Streaming Day, as first declared by Roku on May 14, 2014.
Nearly century-old Indiana Botanic Gardens mansion grew into world's largest herbal medicinal...
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 5 days agoIndiana Botanic Gardens operated out of a 99-year-old mansion, minting Lake County's first...
Detecting contract cheating through linguistic fingerprint - Humanities and Social Sciences...
Nature· 2 days agoThe participants (N = 150) were freshmen taking English language courses as prerequisites for their degree plans at an engineering and business college in Saudi Arabia. The ...
These LGBTQ+ Terms Can Help Create A Safe School for Students
Education Week· 2 days agoLGBTQ+ students are increasingly caught in the middle of politics and public education, with an onslaught of legislation that puts limits on classroom discussions of sexual orientation and gender ...