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Why dictionary.com's word of the year is "hallucinate"
CBS News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhile most people might think of hallucinating as something that afflicts the human brain,...
14 Internet-Adjacent Slang Words Newly Added to Dictionary.com
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEvery so often, dictionaries spruce up their database of lexicography in order to get with the...
Merriam-Webster's word of the year – authentic – reflects growing concerns over AI's ability to...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAccording to the publisher’s editor-at-large, 2023 represented 'a kind of crisis of authenticity.'...
11 Language Books That Won’t Bore You
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBuzzFeed News The BuzzFeed copy desk is obviously obsessed with all things grammar, style, and editing. Here are some of our favorite books on language....
Researcher Who Coined 'Cisgender' Reacts To Elon Musk Labeling It 'A Slur'
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwitter CEO and noted transphobe Elon Musk has decreed that the words “cis” and “cisgender” will be...
United Way: Count it all 'joy'
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 6 months ago"Joy" is a word we see and hear a lot at this time of year, around the holidays. Per the Oxford English Dictionary, Joy is a feeling or state of great...
Voices: The Top 10 Top 10s of all time
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Top 10s started in The Independent on Sunday magazine, the New Review, 10 years ago on 2 May 2013, with the Top 10 Worst Beatles Songs. I had...
Fact Check: The Word 'Gauze' Sounds Similar to 'Gaza.' Linguists Say That's Probably No Accident
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 months agoGetty Images Claim: The word "gauze," woven fabric used for medical purposes, originated from Gaza,...
'Cisgender’ meaning as Elon Musk brands term a ‘slur’ and JK Rowling voices her view
Yahoo Life UK· 1 year agoTwitter owner Elon Musk has said Twitter users who use 'cis' or 'cisgender' in a hateful way will...
Revolution Stage Company brings '25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' to Palm Springs
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIt’s not surprising that James Owens was drawn to directing the new production of “The 25th Annual...