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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...
Happy hygge! Scrabble dictionary adds hundreds of words
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYour convos around the board are about to get more interesting with about 500 new words and...
Fact check: No, Wikipedia didn't change its definition of the term 'definition'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe claim: Image shows Wikipedia changed its definition of "definition" Definitions of key words...
Fact Check: Rumors Claim 'Alcohol' Originates from an Arabic Word for 'Body-Eating Spirit.' Here Are...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMx. Granger/Wikimedia Commons Claim: The origins of the word "alcohol" come from the Arabic term...
Scrabble dictionary adds new words in first update in years
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoScrabble is changing the sitch for its stans. The board game is adding about 500 words to its dictionary, including sitch (short for situation) and stan (an intense fan of a celebrity), for ...
'Polysexual' and 'amalgagender' are among Dictionary.com's newest words
NBC Universal via AOL· 8 months ago“Polysexual,” “amalgagender” and “gay marry” are among the new words and phrases added to...
Encyclopedia Britannica plots $1bn stock market listing
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoEncyclopædia Britannica is preparing to join the US stock market with a hoped-for $1bn (£850m)...
5 Habits That Have Been Wiped Out By The Internet
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere’s no question that the internet has made life easier. But it also has wiped out a lot of personal habits, some of which might have been...
11 Language Books That Won’t Bore You
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBuzzFeed News The BuzzFeed copy desk is obviously obsessed with all things grammar, style, and editing. Here are some of our favorite books on language....