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Embryos, children, and the black letter of the law
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn the recent Alabama Supreme Court Decision on the fate of embryos, the court claimed, based on the Oxford English Dictionary, that the literal...
Weebs, Rejoice: ‘Isekai’ Is Now In The Oxford Dictionary
Kotaku via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Oxford English Dictionary (aka the OED) runs an update to its repository four times every year....
Here are 10 words that will be featured in the African American English Dictionary
The Today Show via AOL· 11 months agoPrecise definitions for “bussin,” “chitterlings” and “cakewalk” will be distributed to the world in...
Glamping definition: Get to know the new frontier of outdoor camping vacations.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 2016, the Oxford English Dictionary added the word “glamping.” The word is a portmanteau or a...
Can Cereal Be Considered a Soup? There Are a Lot of (Froot) Loop Holes in This Debate
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt's not just a matter of eating out of a bowl with a spoon. Categorizing food items may seem like...
Oxford picks "rizz" as the word of the year
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOften associated with celebrities and other famous figures, "rizz" has been chosen by the Oxford University Press as its word of the year. It's a term...
Stuck for inspiration? Try applying these 5 techniques from visual art to your music production
MusicRadar via Yahoo News· 1 week agoPiano. Although music is a form of art, when we talk about art, many people think only of visual art...
We'll Never Need to Explain What Our "Kitchen " is To Another White Person—Again.
The Root via Yahoo News· 11 months agoYour days of explaining what words like “bussin” and “grill” mean to white people may be soon be...
Where Did The Term ‘Scab’ Come From?
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTwo young strike sympathizers on roller skates in the U.S. circa 1910s. Labor unions have made big headlines this year thanks to organized activity like...
Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich? It's the Debate That May Never End
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere is a strong case(ing) for each side. There is a big, ongoing debate happening that you may not...
