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Unlike Roget's Thesaurus, the Visual Thesaurus contains over 39,000 proper nouns and American and British spellings and pronunciations.

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Language, Linguists

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January 18th is celebrated as Thesaurus Day to honor the birthday of the author of the first thesaurus, Peter Mark Roget. Get into the spirit by reading our two-part interview with Roget biographer Joshua Kendall here and here. Also check out an ode to the thesaurus penned by Franklin P. Adams here and Johnny Carson's hilarious "Funeral for a Thesaurus Editor" sketch here.

Fun, Language

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On the first Monday in September, the United States observes Labor Day, while Canadians celebrate Labour Day. If you want to know why labour is the accepted spelling in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries like Canada, while Americans prefer labor (and color, favor, honor, humor, and neighbor), check out this classic Word Routes column by Ben Zimmer.

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The Rare, Overstuffed "Turduckenym"

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Naturally Inspired, Independent, Gifted Gobbledygook

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Audémus Dícere

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When You Should Reduce Your Goals

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Elevating Our Evasive Ecosystem

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"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse

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Our Chocolate Redeemer

August 5, 2021 - 2 Comments

Highly Entertaining and Informative

August 3, 2021

What I Did on My Summer Vacation: Nothing!

July 22, 2021

What Do Plus Signs Add?

July 15, 2021

Industrial Athletes Championing Adjusted Ackamarackus

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Linguistic Time Travel

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Why You Should Consider Dictating Your Writing

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June 17, 2021

Multi-Purpose Malarkey That Facilitates Fiddle-Faddle

June 10, 2021

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