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Why dictionary.com's word of the year is "hallucinate"
CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWhile most people might think of hallucinating as something that afflicts the human brain,...
Abortion is the word of the hour. But where did it come from?
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAbortion, in addition to being the hot topic in the news cycle after the leak of a draft Supreme...
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· 5 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· 1 year 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....
United Way: Count it all 'joy'
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 5 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...
Researcher Who Coined 'Cisgender' Reacts To Elon Musk Labeling It 'A Slur'
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTwitter CEO and noted transphobe Elon Musk has decreed that the words “cis” and “cisgender” will be...
Voices: The Top 10 Top 10s of all time
The Independent UK via AOL· 12 months 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· 3 months agoGetty Images Claim: The word "gauze," woven fabric used for medical purposes, originated from Gaza,...
Mom to Mom: Find your passion ... and then figure out what to do with it
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHave you found your passion in life? Maybe you’re a young parent, in the throes of diapers and 2...
