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One word sparks forth many meanings
U-T San Diego· 3 hours agoDEAR RICHARD: The word buck has nine different definitions as presented in dictionary.com. What words in the English language are like ...
Wordle Player Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in the English Language
CNET· 3 days agoThere are plenty of different ways to play Wordle, The New York Times' engaging online word-guessing...
Word of the Day: propound
New York Times· 2 days agoIn plain (if occasionally plodding) English, Butler, who uses they/them pronouns, repeatedly affirms that facts do exist, that biology does exist, that plenty of people undoubtedly ...
To vs. Too: Clarifying Commonly Confused Words
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNo need to bust out the dictionary! We've got you covered with the difference between "too" and "to." Jamie ... Images Do you know when to use to vs....
The BBC is blinded by its bias against GB News
Daily Telegraph· 1 day agoRobinson and Rajan, in their passionate quest to be impartial (clearly anything but when it comes to podcasts slamming GB News), may actually be right....
Letters & Legends – making the words work feature
Mod DB· 5 days agoEffectively, what happens in the game is this: every time the player (or the enemy, although this is less important for reasons that may become obvious...
13 Common Things You Never Knew Had Actually Hilarious Real Names
AOL· 3 days agoThe English language is full of words for things you see all the time but have never managed to put a name to. Your arm makes its journey through the sleeve, but without the ...
Breaking the spell: Learn the trick of decoding scientific plant names
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 day agoUnderstanding the origins of the name can sometimes help to make mental associations that make...
Messy desk psychology and ancient library ruins
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner· 5 days agoWebster’s says uh-huh is an interjection “used to indicate affirmation, agreement, or gratification,” but the Oxford English Dictionary is more nuanced, ...
The History of ‘Stereotype,’ Written on Metal Plates
New York Times· 6 days agoStereotype printing is pressed into the story of The New York Times. The word “stereotype” first appeared in The New York Times in 1858. A young man, The Times reported, had ...
