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PublishedOctober 23, 2022
In a word: Describing inflation — skimp, shrink and slump
Read about some of the terms that define inflation and the way sellers deal with it. (Hurry, before this column expires!)
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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
In a word: How recent words of the year reflect our times
The Cambridge Dictionary chose 'nomophobia,' or 'a fear or worry at the idea of being without your mobile phone or being unable to use it.'
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PublishedOctober 9, 2022
In a word: Beatles, Byrds, Jovi and other unique rockers
Marvin Gaye, Led Zepplin and the Stone Poneys are among the performers in the music business that altered the spelling of their names.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2022
In a word: FPOTUS, Q, raid and other Mar-a-Lago gifts
The search ... er ... raid at the former president's estate in Florida has offered up a host of words and terms to examine.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2022
In a word: Dwarves, guests, heirs and other rule breakers
There are many rules to English that help with spelling and pronouncing our language, and just as many exceptions to those rules.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2022
In a word: COVID and the ‘word of the year’ phenomenon
Dictionary editors were known for issuing their favorite 'word of the year.' Then 2020 happened.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2022
In a word: Oh bubba! Exploring American dialects
Many experts argue that what now passes for standard English is pretty much what we’d hear if we listen to the way that Northern or Midwestern newscasters talk.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2022
In a word: Terms that are befuddling many Americans
Push p whenever you can, and try not to get cheugy with it.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2022
In a word: Isograms, pangrams and even more word tricks
'Mr. Jock, TV quiz PhD, bags few lynx' is considered the perfect pangram because it uses each letter only once.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2022
In a word: New-word strategery for not looking stupider
Hold your tongue. That word your neighbor just used may not sound like a real word, but irregardless, it could be legit.
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