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Before Wikipedia, there was the Oxford English Dictionary, a Victorian era crowdsourcing project
Salon via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAntiquarian copies of The New English Dictionary Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images Images...
Fact check: No, Wikipedia didn't change its definition of the term 'definition'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe claim: Image shows Wikipedia changed its definition of "definition" Definitions of key words...
The People Who Created Our Dictionary Have Been Largely Forgotten—Until Now
Town & Country via AOL· 8 months agoAn excerpt from Dictionary People investigates the story of amateurs collaborating alongside the...
Trump coins new nickname for Gavin Newsom: ‘New-scum’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoNickname alert! Get out your Donald Trump dictionaries as the former president has coined yet...
13 Common Things You Never Knew Had Actually Hilarious Real Names
MediaFeed via AOL· 1 month agoBelieve it or not, most of these items have names. It’s just that very few people are aware of that....
It's Definitely Fishy, but What Exactly Does Being 'Catfished' Mean?
Parade via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPlus, signs that someone is catfishing you. A little over a decade ago, the population was...
Welch: Did you miss Green Monday?
Times Record News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn email just arrived saying “Green Monday is still on.” Today happens to be Tuesday at our house. I guess Green Monday was yesterday, but, like Black Friday, it’s getting extended. Cyber Monday ...
Another Way: A mother’s dictionary
The Daily American via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHave you ever caught yourself using one of your mother’s — or father’s words, that doesn’t really come from any language that you know of other than...
David Murdock Column: On spring cleaning with sleuths and stories
The Gadsden Times via AOL· 3 months agoAs I write the column this week, it’s still “officially” winter, but not for long. The weather...
"30 Is Too Old To Argue With People Online": People Are Sharing What You Get Too Old For After Your...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe idea of having your life together by 30 years old is such a laughable myth — just because you...