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Jimmy Dean is Petitioning Merriam-Webster to Change the Meaning of 'Sandwich'
Does a sandwich need bread to be called a sandwich?
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An American Sign Language Starbucks Has Opened in Washington, D.C.
It's conveniently located near the world's only liberal arts college for Deaf students.
4 Times Caps Lock Got Someone Into Trouble
It's CAPS LOCK DAY today. Celebrate responsibly.
Why Do We Call a Leg Cramp a Charley Horse?
It might have something to do with baseball in the late 1800s.
What's the Difference Between Straw and Hay?
"Hayride" is a misnomer.
How and Why Did Silent Letters Emerge in English?
The short answer? Because English can’t leave well enough alone.
Duolingo Adds Two Endangered Languages to Course Offerings
Roughly half the world's spoken languages are in danger of disappearing for good.
12 Surprising Facts About Dictionaries
At first glance, a dictionary seems pretty straightforward: Words are listed alphabetically, and you simply locate the right page and scan until you find the word you’re looking for. But there’s a lot you might not know about these essential reference too
Kalsarikänni, or Getting Drunk in Your Underwear, Is Finland's Version of Hygge
We know what we'll be doing tonight.
25 Off-Color New Words Just Added to the Oxford English Dictionary
Bum crack and jabroni are now dictionary-official—and that's just the beginning.
'Lynchian' and 'Kubrickian' Among the 100 Film Terms Just Added to the OED
Movie geeks, rejoice!
The Official Scrabble Dictionary Just Added 300 New Words, Including Sriracha, Bitcoin, and Twerk
There's also a new U-less Q word to play.
6 Punctuation Marks Hated by Famous Authors
“Cut out all these exclamation points," F. Scott Fizgerald once said. "An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.”
This Pop Culture Guide to Proofreading Marks Will Help You Write the Perfect Essay
A great gift for grammarphobes.
14 Facts About International Talk Like A Pirate Day
Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day! Let’s hoist the Jolly Roger, break out the rum, and look back at the holiday’s timber-shivering history.
10 Words and Phrases That Came From TV Shows
Television can be a hotbed of creativity (or mediocrity, depending on who you ask). But it's not just characters and storylines writers are coming up with—they also coin words.
15 U.S. Town and City Names With Unusual Backstories
While many towns in the U.S. were named after historical figures or nearby topographical phenomena, some monikers have origin stories that are a little more unusual.
9 Splendiferous Words from the Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary
The dictionary goes from aardvark to zozimus because "every dictionary has to start with aardvark; otherwise it would have to start with aback, which is just too boring."
A Small Colorado Town's Punny Signs Are Receiving National Attention
Warning: dad jokes ahead.
10 Letters That Didn't Make the Alphabet
There are quite a few letters we tossed aside as our language grew, and you probably never even knew they existed.
25 of the New Words Merriam-Webster Is Adding to the Dictionary in 2018
"Fave" is new to the dictionary, but it dates back to 1938.
Can You Spot All the Hidden Sayings in This 450-Year-Old Painting?
There are more than 100 common proverbs hidden in Dutch artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder's 1559 work 'Netherlandish Proverbs'—can you find them all?