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‘Catawampus’ Was Just Right for ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoWORD ON THE STREET When HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” wrapped up its 12th and final season last...
Nice vs. Kind: The Difference Is Significant
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 8 months agoShould we strive to be nice or kind ― or both? The words “nice” and “kind” are often used interchangeably to describe a positive quality in a person....
60 British phrases that will confuse anybody who didn't grow up in the UK
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 months agoYou don't want to be called "a few sandwiches short of a picnic."Martin Rüßler/EyeEm/...
Beyoncé faces backlash over ableist slur in lyrics to new Renaissance track ‘Heated’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBeyoncé has faced a backlash online over the use of an offensive term in her new track “Heated”. The...
How A Term with Queer Origins Became an Internet Sensation
Time via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA ball in 1988 in New York City. Credit - Catherine McGann—Getty Images Mary. Madonna. Matriarch....
Meet the 5 Ohio kids spelling their way through the Scripps Spelling Bee and how to watch
The Repository via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith the semifinals of the 95th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee beginning Wednesday, it's time...
Why is 'gaslighting' the word of the year? Maybe this is why
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMerriam-Webster, on its website, lists 57 synonyms for "deceive." Fool, trick, mislead, delude, misinform, dupe, con and bamboozle are just some of them. But it's a new — or new-ish — one that ...
Nasa Moon rocket: What does it mean when a launch is ‘scrubbed’ – and why does the space agency say...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Nasa’s Moon rocket sat on its launchpad on Saturday, the space agency made an announcement that...
How Black Chefs Are Reclaiming Words Like ‘Hood’ and ‘Ghetto’
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCulinary companies like VeganHood and Ghetto Gastro are making it known that words specific to Black...
Border Patrol Agents Joked About Killing Migrant Children, Records Show
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 months agoU.S. Border Patrol agents freely used the derogatory slur “tonk” to describe unauthorized migrants...