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Oxford names ‘rizz’ word of the year
The Hill via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOxford University Press (OUP), the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary, named “rizz” the word of the year for 2023. Rizz is defined as style,...
The official Swedish dictionary has been completed after 140 years
Euronews via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe 39 volumes of the Swedish Academy Dictionary stands as Sweden's answer to the Oxford English...
Scrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are...
Slate via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSince Scrabble adopted an official lexicon in 1978, one thing has been constant: People have never...
Now that X (Twitter) is 18, let's reflect
Android Police via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFrom now on, the struggle will not be over mechanical control of the means of information, but over spin-control of the zeitgeist. It's tough to get into...
Following Bret Taylor's departure, more top executives are leaving Salesforce
Business Insider via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoHello, tech readers. Quick question: Have you gone "goblin mode" yet this year? Maybe you have —...
Voices: 2022’s Words of the Year and what they tell us
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWord of the Year (WOTY) season is upon us, and like the first jingle of sleigh bells in Asda, the...
Mary Bullard: Avoiding 'twitterpation' on social media
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe word “twitterpated” was coined by Disney in the 1942 movie “Bambi.” The Oxford English...
9 Things to know about Boxing Day
WFTV via Yahoo News· 2 years ago· Boxing Day traditionally lands on Dec. 26 each year. · It’s a day for giving, especially to the less fortunate. The name derives from a time when...
Why is X still called Twitter?
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoIn the early hours of July 23, 2023, Twitter — the self-proclaimed digital town square — became X. Or did it? Though it’s been more than half a year...
Elon Musk Dials Up Transphobia on Twitter, Says 'Cis' Is a Slur
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwitter’s billionaire owner Elon Musk, who had previously declared himself a “free speech...