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Why do teens say, ‘Fax, No Printer’?
The Today Show via AOL· 14 hours agoWright says inspiration for the slang is older than a fax machine itself. “The use of ‘fax’ as a fun phonetic play on ‘facts’ dates back to at least...
'Run for their money': Why do we say this, plus ‘par for the course’ and more? 3 fun origin stories
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoThe sports field has inspired many popular expressions today, including "par for the course" and "a...
These North Texas cafes are the cat’s meow
Dallas Morning News· 16 hours agoWhile fairly new to Dallas, cat cafes have been around for a while. The next year, the Oxford English Dictionary added the term “cat ...
STORM CENTER: Douty’s philanthropy lives on in Pipestone
Pipestone County Star· 5 days agoOxford’s english dictionary defines philanthropy as “the desire to promote the welfare of others.” No one lived that more than the late ...
Author Rita Mae Brown on Her Latest Novel 'Femme Fatale'
Parade· 1 week agoIconic author Rita Mae Brown shares some of her favorite books, including the baby blue cover that...
Some Trump-appointed judges keep sneaking Biblical reference into court opinions
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe panel majority opinion, written by Judge Ho, held that the accepted meaning of “to seek” meant...
Ready for this Hjelle: Giants reliever Sean Hjelle explains why he chose 'Bootylicious' for walk-up...
Sporting News· 3 days agoThe towering Giants reliever explained that the 2001 hit was written for him, whether Destiny's...
Inside Looking Out: Tiny Boxes | Times News Online
Times News· 2 days agoEagles were excellent readers. When I began teaching high school, there were three groups of students. S track was average and T Track were presumably the slower learners. Further in my career ...
Maternal mortality and the failure to value motherhood
The Washington Times· 4 days agoEvery major dictionary (surprisingly) still defines mother as “the female parent.” The Oxford ...
POPNOTES | OPINION: ‘Sugarcane’ a witness to atrocities of genocide at mission schools | Northwest...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 5 days agoWarm, elliptic and sad, Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat's 2023 documentary "Sugarcane" is an...
