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linguistics
The Racist Origins of 7 Common Phrases
The Racist Origins of 7 Common Phrases
Merriam-Webster Is Updating Its Definition of
Racism
to Emphasize Systemic Prejudice
Merriam-Webster Is Updating Its Definition of
Racism
to Emphasize Systemic Prejudice
10 Words Gen-Xers Made Popular
10 Words Gen-Xers Made Popular
What the Death of the Apostrophe Protection Society Means for Grammarians
What the Death of the Apostrophe Protection Society Means for Grammarians
You’re Probably Pronouncing
Nevada
All Wrong
Can You Ever Truly Lose Your Accent?
Uitwaaien, or Outblowing, Is the Dutch Cure for the Winter Blues
40 Words That Start With X
11 Secrets of Lexicographers
15 Words That Aren’t As Straightforward As They Look
Dad Joke
,
Tallboy
, and 531 More Words Are Now in Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary
12 Old-Fashioned Insults We Should Bring Back
Farther
vs.
Further
: There’s an Easy Way to Remember the Difference, and When to Use Which
New Google Earth Feature Lets Users Listen to Endangered Indigenous Languages From Around the World
Why 'Run' Is The Most Complex Word in the English Language
Scholar Claims the Voynich Manuscript Is Written in a 'Proto-Romance' Language
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