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San Antonio's Cuban-Mexican fusion restaurant Paladar excels at breaking the rules
San Antonio Current· 3 days agoMy ancient, but presumably still dependable, Velázquez Spanish-English dictionary defines the word...
Today's NYT Wordle Hints and Answer - Help for May 22, #1068 - CNET
CNET· 5 days agoToday's Wordle answer is not the most common word, and has one uncommon letter that may trip you up....
In a word: A last drink with words at the bar
The Lewiston Sun Journal· 21 hours agoToday we belly up to the bar with our word friends one last time in this third and final column on tavern-hopping figures of speech. 2. A mixed metaphor...
'Dating other people saved our marriage'
BBC News· 18 hours agoLooking back, the sex educator, from Brentry in Bristol, said she had always felt that way but never knew how to act on it. Here, she invites us to learn...
'I Am Not a Typo' campaign fights autocorrect "bias" against names
TechSpot· 4 days agoA campaign in the UK is trying to draw attention to this issue and wants tech companies to do something about it. The aptly-named am "I am not a typo" campaign says that 41% (nearly 6,000 out ...
'Run for their money': Why do we say this, plus ‘par for the course’ and more? 3 fun origin stories
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe sports field has inspired many popular expressions today, including "par for the course" and "a...
Why do teens say, ‘Fax, No Printer’?
The Today Show via AOL· 6 days ago“Many kids have no understanding of what a fax machine is.” Burroughs adds: “The word ‘fax’ sounds like ‘facts’ so if you want to affirm what someone...
Opera brings to life the poignant fate of the Great Yiddish Dictionary
The Forward· 4 days agoThis is the story of Yudel Mark, who, along with his colleague and rival, Max Weinreich, saw this ...
People With Commonly Autocorrected Names Call For Tech Firms To Fix Problem - Slashdot
Slashdot· 4 days agoAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: People whose names get mangled by autocorrect have urged technology companies to fix the problem faster, with one person whose name gets ...
R.O. Kwon on Alexander Chee, 'Sister Outsider,' and The Book That Everyone Should Read
Elle via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA little while ago, after I published my first novel, I bought a used set of the 20-volume Oxford ...
