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How Ancient Rome’s Scariest Ghosts Gave Their Name to Madagascar’s Lemurs

Archivists Have Rediscovered a 'Lost' Slang Dictionary Written by Anthony Burgess

Eliminate ‘Um’ from Your Speech with a New App

Canadian MP Gives Speech in Mohawk in Parliament for the First Time

12 Different Ways to Say 'Doughnut' Across the U.S.

Name the Body Part That is Part of the Saying

These Are America's Most Misspelled Words by State

8 Insults That Only Work In French

5 Ways to Define a Sandwich, According to the Law

30 Excellent Terms From a 17th Century Slang Dictionary

How Color Vocabularies Evolved Around the World

Learn a Language While You Wait for People to Respond to Your Gchats

Discover the Historic Origin of Your State's Name With This Map

11 Strange Shakespeare Adaptations (for National Talk Like Shakespeare Day)

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10 Things We Learned About the Dictionary From Kory Stamper’s AMA

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How Ancient Rome’s Scariest Ghosts Gave Their Name to Madagascar’s Lemurs

Archivists Have Rediscovered a 'Lost' Slang Dictionary Written by Anthony Burgess

Eliminate ‘Um’ from Your Speech with a New App

Canadian MP Gives Speech in Mohawk in Parliament for the First Time

12 Different Ways to Say 'Doughnut' Across the U.S.

Name the Body Part That is Part of the Saying

These Are America's Most Misspelled Words by State

8 Insults That Only Work In French

5 Ways to Define a Sandwich, According to the Law

30 Excellent Terms From a 17th Century Slang Dictionary

How Color Vocabularies Evolved Around the World

Learn a Language While You Wait for People to Respond to Your Gchats

Discover the Historic Origin of Your State's Name With This Map

11 Strange Shakespeare Adaptations (for National Talk Like Shakespeare Day)

Sort These Words Into Categories

10 Things We Learned About the Dictionary From Kory Stamper’s AMA