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Historic writer's desk could be 'knackered' old fake
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSuch pleas from Dickens helped to raise large donations for the sisters, with the desk being saved as a "proud possession to the English nation". But...
Dictionary brings dying Beijing slang back to life
Mountain View Telegraph· 5 days agoIn fact, it's a humorous and euphemistic way of saying "to die" in the Beijing dialect. "I don't even know what lalagu is," said the Internet-savvy Beijing native, who prefers buzzwords like ...
Do you know the difference between ‘codger’ and ‘cadger’?
Daily Telegraph· 4 days agoYou may nonetheless be familiar with Liberman’s many published works on etymology, including the...
What’s in a name? In Ireland, a host of letters that Americans find hard to pronounce - The Boston...
The Boston Globe· 5 days agoIn the case of Siobhán (pronounced shiv-AWN), the obvious failure with the attempted zinger is that...
Opinion | The Supreme Court’s bump stock ruling values dictionaries over human lives
Washington Post· 4 days agoConservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court have decided that more Americans must die in mass shootings...
Why are teens saying ‘low-key’ and what does it mean?
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAccording to Dictionary.com, low-key “can variously mean ‘quiet,’ ‘restrained,’ ‘moderate,’ or...
Fact Check: It's Commonly Believed the Color Red Triggers Bulls to Attack. Here's What We Know
Snopes via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSources: Be like a Red Rag to a Bull. 12 June 2024, https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/...
Girl's math passion breaks traditional molds
China Daily· 4 days agoA 17-year-old vocational school student, Jiang Ping from Jiangsu province in China, has achieved an extraordinary feat by securing the 12th position in the preliminary round of a global math ...
Only One Of The Simpsons' Famous Catchphrases Was Actually Created By The Show - SlashFilm
/Film· 17 hours ago"The Simpsons" can also be credited for the invention of the words "embiggen" and "cromulent." In...
11 Salad-Making Tips for People Who Hate Salad
allrecipes via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWe’re looking towards the future now. “Technically bite-sized” shouldn’t be the standard; instead, think about what’s going to be texturally pleasant to...
