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Before Wikipedia, there was the Oxford English Dictionary, a Victorian era crowdsourcing project
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAntiquarian copies of The New English Dictionary Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images Images...
Donut vs. Doughnut? Today that debate is sweeter because they're free! (while supplies last)
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWe know there are more pressing issues in the world, but we have to ask this question today: Is it...
'Rizz' Is Oxford’s 2023 Word of the Year – Here’s What it Means
People via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe viral term beat out top finalists "prompt," "situationship" and even "Swiftie" Alamy Oxford...
Funk, Boring and Other Oddball American Town Names
Cheapism via AOL· 1 month agoJeffrey Beall What's in a Name? From Eek, Alaska, to Christmas, Florida, American towns have taken on some unusual names over the years. Sometimes they...
Column: Reflections on language losses this Indigenous People's Day
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe country may be divided over what to call this coming Oct. 9 – Columbus Day or Indigenous...
101 random fun facts to have on hand at your next dinner party
Cosmo via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOur free time is precious, so usually we want to spend it wisely. As in, eating, drinking, sleeping,...
'Viewpoint diversity' will lead to indoctrination and ignorance | Opinion
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI was angered reading the guest column "Legislation protects free speech and viewpoint diversity at...
Letters: Here's what 'wokeness' really means
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis is a definition of woke I found in the Merriam dictionary: “Having or marked by an active awareness of systemic injustices and prejudices,...
Last fluent speaker of n̓xaʔm̓xčín̓ language dies at 96
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 4—Pauline Stensgar, the last fully fluent speaker of the n̓xaʔm̓xčín̓ language, died Tuesday. She was 96. A member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation , Stensgar dedicated ...
'We're kind of crazy.' These religious leaders have a special mission – saving cats
Gannett via AOL· 1 month agoIf you've ever wondered what nuns and priests do in their free time, well, one answer is they post...
