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The Medium Is Still the Message, Mostly

Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.March 4, 2021
By Orin Hargraves
Has language taken a subordinate role in the explosion of new media, now that we have so many more metalinguistic ways to message directly than we used to?  Continue reading...
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Amo, Amas, Amateur

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By Nancy Friedman
If we were guided by history and etymology, we'd all be proud to wear amateur on our sleeves.  Continue reading...
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Happy Thesaurus Day!

January 18, 2016
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.
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Celebrating Labor (and Labour) Day

September 4, 2015
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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Phun with Fonnix
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Why You Should Resist the Writing Rituals of Famous Authors
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Who Needs Vwls?
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The Euphemism of The Year That Shall Not Be Named
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Roll Another One, Just Like the Other One
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How to Beat Imposter Syndrome
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Brand Names of the Year for 2020
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Humaning in an Inhuman Year
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Enhancing the Semantic Experience
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Seven Sentences You Should Stop Writing
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Into the Past
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Full-Contact Experiences with Malarkey
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Which Way Is Up?
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Should You Self-Publish?
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Poll Stars
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Stage Directions: the Vocabulary of Theatrical Delivery

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