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Beyoncé's name to be added to French encyclopedic dictionary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThus, Beyoncé's name has a French origin. In 2004, the term "bootylicious" was added to the Oxford ...
Opinion | How Singapore and Malaysia’s coffee names embrace multiculturalism
South China Morning Post· 14 hours agoThe word kopitiam itself – included in the Oxford English Dictionary – comes from the Malay kopi...
Beyoncé added to French dictionary
WSB Radio· 7 days agoBeyoncé may have already dominated R&B, pop and country music, but now she’s taking over the French language. Queen Bey is being added to the French ...
Countdown star Susie Dent reveals she reads dictionary in the bath
Daily Telegraph· 6 days agoSusie Dent has revealed she reads the Oxford English Dictionary in the bath. The lexicographer admitted the publication was an ‘oasis’ of knowledge which ...
A new campaign wants to redefine the word ‘nature’ to include humans – here’s why this linguistic...
The Conversation· 9 hours agoWhat does the word nature mean to you? Does it conjure visions of wild places away from the hustle and bustle of people, or does it include humans too? The meaning of nature has changed since ...
Finding my writer’s voice: It doesn't matter where you start, only that you finish
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoHe was born in Rowan County and spent his early life with grandparents and relatives in Rockwell and...
Why do we say ‘green thumb,’ ‘out of the blue’ and more color idioms?
NY Post via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Oxford English Dictionary cited “[the] use of ‘green fingers’ as early as 1906 in the novel ‘The...
Rick Scott is using a cheap old trope to court Hispanic voters. Why it might just work | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoAnd why? Because it works. Republican after ...governmental ownership and administration of the...
The origins of 50 common sayings that may surprise you
MSN News· 6 days agoStacker looked at 50 of the most colorful and descriptive terms with origins in rural America,...
Mother Wit on Mother’s Day | New Orleans' Multicultural News Source | The Louisiana Weekly
Louisiana Weekly· 4 days agoWhat are you planning for Mother’s Day? Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate and honor the diverse array of women who become birth mothers, adoptive mothers, grandmothers taking on the role of ...