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Merriam-Webster Adds 370 Words and Phrases to Dictionary, Including Baller, FWIW and Oat Milk
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCharles Krupa/AP/Shutterstock Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ICYMI, "lewk," "pumpkin spice"...
Merriam-Webster Adds 690 New Definitions, Including 'Thirst Trap' and 'Chef’s Kiss'
People via Yahoo News· 8 months ago"Doggo," "rizz" and "beast mode" have also been added to the dictionary Getty Stock image of young...
Merriam-Webster Declares 'Authentic' the 2023 Word of the Year
People via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe publishing company defines the adjective as "true to one's own personality, spirit or character"...
Scrabble’s New Official Word List Contains Dozens of Stunning Additions. Elite Players Are...
Slate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSince Scrabble adopted an official lexicon in 1978, one thing has been constant: People have never...
What's on your mind? Here's what Floridians are googling this morning (and the answers)
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWe've been googling before googling officially became a verb. And it wasn't all that long ago. In...
The Broccoli family behind James Bond also claim to be behind the vegetable
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJames Bond, the world’s most famous spy, may have an unusual connection to broccoli. Yes, the...
‘Oat Milk,’ ‘Plant-Based’ Among New Words Added to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary for 2022
Outside via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis article originally appeared on Vegetarian Times Language is constantly evolving as people find...
Ernie Mazzatenta: Steering clear of loaded language
Times-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWriting analysts have been decrying the use of fancy language for as long as I can recall.. . and, most likely, longer. Despite this ongoing opposition, such language remains highly visible ...
Florida's book bans have now come for dictionaries
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFlorida’s book banning practices this year apparently resulted in a Webster’s dictionary being yanked from school shelves. A records request to the...
Census lawsuit tossed based on definition of 'whereby'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA federal judge on Tuesday tossed out a public records lawsuit on the 2020 census based on a...