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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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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 Ever-More-Common "-Core"

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The Euphemism of the Year

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Funny Business

Jeff H. said, "At the end, does "how funny something is" perhaps mean "how something is funny?"" - Sunday May 8th, 4:04 PM

Tricky, Special, Fruitful, Space-Flavored Fiddle-Faddle

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Street Smarts

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Let Internet Randos Be Your Guide

sally L. said, "Thank you for takin the time……. comment makes me think of a similar sounding comment about baking experiences from bakers on the King Arthur Comments..." - Thursday April 21st, 12:12 PM

How to Survive Until You're Famous or Successful

Cris Mandelin Wood said, "This article is just what I needed at this time in my life. Thank you!" - Tuesday April 19th, 10:35 AM

Joseph Stalin and Problems of Linguistics

mike H. said, "Well, Orin you have done it again, raising the emotions of everyone in the room by talking about language. Lisa and I rented a car and drove through..." - Saturday April 16th, 10:13 PM

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Why You Should Resist the Writing Rituals of Famous Authors

Carol S. said, "Hi Daphne, I read all kinds of writing schedules. i've even read where one author gets out of bed and goes straight to his desk and starts writing..." - Friday April 15th, 3:54 PM

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Frank N. said, "While reading this piece, I was thinking to myself that we do the same thing here in the U.S. Talk about misinformation, just watch the likes of CNN,..." - Wednesday April 13th, 9:16 AM

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