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Are These Foods Actually from Where Their Name Says?
MediaFeed via AOL· 10 hours agoIn Germany, they are referred to as “weinerwurst” or “wieners,” the term for residents of Vienna. The first entry in the Oxford English Dictionary ...
Countdown star Susie Dent reveals she reads dictionary in the bath
Daily Telegraph· 7 days agoSusie Dent has revealed she reads the Oxford English Dictionary in the bath. The lexicographer admitted the publication was an ‘oasis ...
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/10/2024 | naked capitalism
Naked Capitalism· 17 hours ago~ Today's Water Cooler: Politics, pandemics: (1) New swing state polling, Hillary Clinton on the ignorance of youth, Trump will love jail, potential nasal spray, and you'll never guess from whom. ~
Opinion | How Singapore and Malaysia’s coffee names embrace multiculturalism
South China Morning Post· 1 day agoThe word kopitiam itself – included in the Oxford English Dictionary – comes from the Malay kopi...
Beyoncé's name to be added to French encyclopedic dictionary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThus, Beyoncé's name has a French origin. In 2004, the term "bootylicious" was added to the Oxford ...
Why do we say ‘green thumb,’ ‘out of the blue’ and more color idioms?
NY Post via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Oxford English Dictionary cited “[the] use of ‘green fingers’ as early as 1906 in the novel ‘The...
Do You Know the Origin of the Word ‘Quiz’?
New York Times· 7 days agoChristie’s International Ltd., based in London, is about to start operations in New York. A travel agency with which the actor Robert Morley is associated. This question (we’re guessing you ...
Why it matters that Biden says antisemitism has become 'ferocious'
The Forward· 3 days agoSpeaking at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Days of Remembrance, President Biden described the...
A new campaign wants to redefine the word ‘nature’ to include humans – here’s why this linguistic...
The Conversation· 1 day 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 ...
Mother Wit on Mother’s Day | New Orleans' Multicultural News Source | The Louisiana Weekly
Louisiana Weekly· 5 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 ...
