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    • What Does 'OK' Actually Stand For?

      What Does 'OK' Actually Stand For?

      HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 1 year ago

      OK's origins are apparently rather comedic. The English language is chock full of abbreviations. While the words behind many of these shortened forms...

    • Crosswords Reach Down and Across a Century

      Crosswords Reach Down and Across a Century

      The Wall Street Journal· 3 months ago

      ESSAY It was an unlikely way to set off a cultural explosion. Early in 1924, two young graduates of Columbia University, Richard Simon and Max Schuster,...

    • Where Did The Term ‘Scab’ Come From?

      Where Did The Term ‘Scab’ Come From?

      HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 10 months ago

      Two young strike sympathizers on roller skates in the U.S. circa 1910s. Labor unions have made big headlines this year thanks to organized activity like...

    • What ‘standing on business’ is all about

      What ‘standing on business’ is all about

      TheGrio via Yahoo News· 4 months ago

      This trending slang term has taken over social media; here is everything you need to know to “stand on business” […] The post What ‘standing on business’...