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Dictionary.com adds box braids to its lexicon
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe wordbook defines box braids as a triple-stranded braid made from the hair in a square-shaped area of the scalp. […] The post Dictionary.com adds box...
Mary Bullard: Avoiding 'twitterpation' on social media
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe word “twitterpated” was coined by Disney in the 1942 movie “Bambi.” The Oxford English...
Voices: 2022’s Words of the Year and what they tell us
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWord of the Year (WOTY) season is upon us, and like the first jingle of sleigh bells in Asda, the...
Man gets a year in prison for threatening Merriam-Webster employees over their definitions for...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA stock image shows a dictionary's entry for 'Woman.'Getty Images A California man got a year in...
Best Poetry Lessons and Activities
Tech & Learning via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPoetry lessons. Since 1996, Americans have celebrated National Poetry Month throughout the month of April. Reading, writing, and reciting poetry is a...
Gary Brown: Boosting a bad vocabulary
The Repository via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI don't want to sound disingenuous about the prodigiousness of my vocabulary. So, to prevent you from getting a fallacious idea about its magnitude I...
Encyclopedia Britannica plots $1bn stock market listing
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoEncyclopædia Britannica is preparing to join the US stock market with a hoped-for $1bn (£850m)...
Susan Parker: Gov. Montiano created first town for freed Blacks in St. Augustine
The St. Augustine Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFriday evening, I was honored to speak to the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute at the launch of its...
What's Happening: Zine-making workshop, 'Revolutionists,' Plein Air exhibit, bird walks
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMAY 14 ZINE-MAKING WORKSHOP: Join the Civic Media Center and the Matheson History Museum for a...
Does Portsmouth's attack against Planning Board member pass the smell test?
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn an unprecedented first for the city and a possible first for the state, the city of Portsmouth is...
