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  1. Language Lounge

     Weaponizing Words, the Lutheran Way
    Mon Oct 02 00:00:00 EDT 2017
    Martin Luther is a fascinating study for any lover of language because his entire conflict with and banishment from Catholicism were conducted through speech and writing.

  2. Candlepower

     Back to Backronyms
    Wed Sep 27 00:01:00 EDT 2017
    A craving for linguistic rationality – not to mention a fondness for wordplay – explains how acronyms begat backronyms.

  3. Word Routes

     "Fatberg" is the Tip of the Word-berg
    Tue Sep 26 09:00:00 EDT 2017
    London's colossal clog is a reminder of the history of berg and its parent word iceberg. With language, there's always a lot going on beneath the surface.

  4. Word Count

     How to Ace a Writing Assessment Test
    Wed Sep 13 00:01:00 EDT 2017
    A big part of succeeding at a test is knowing how to take it. Given that job testing seems to be growing, and that more than 60 percent of organizations with more than 100 employees do it, here is some advice on how to ace a writing assessment test.

  5. Evasive Maneuvers

     Secular Twaddle and Cockamamie Community Bunk
    Wed Sep 06 00:01:00 EDT 2017
    Are you scared of group warfare? You should be, because group is now a euphemism for gang. Anyhoo, here's your monthly meal of weak words I caught in my lexical lobster trap. All these words are safe for home use: they have no sharp edges or blunt meanings whatsoever.

  6. Language Lounge

     Destiny, Biology, and Vocabulary
    Fri Sep 01 00:01:00 EDT 2017
    From a linguistic perspective, the now burgeoning field of genetic genealogy provides an interesting case study for the ways in which we develop new terminology for new concepts, picking and choosing among the raw materials we have (that is, words) to designate things for which we didn't have or need particular names before.

  7. Word Count

     10 Ways to Appear Shockingly Smart to Any Editor
    Mon Aug 21 00:01:00 EDT 2017
    Now that I've worked on both sides of the desk — as a writer and editor — for more than 35 years, I have a well-developed sense of what you have to do to make editors like you. Here are 10 sure-fire ways.

  8. Candlepower

     Meet the New Eponyms
    Mon Aug 14 00:01:00 EDT 2017
    Fictional eponyms are a new frontier for brand naming, and the territory is quickly becoming well populated. A partial list includes Amazon's Alexa, the health insurance company Oscar, the "intelligent oven" June, and the mattress brand Eve. The first-name brand isn't your boss – it's your buddy.

  9. Evasive Maneuvers

     Carbon-restrained Health and Lifestyle Lunacy
    Wed Aug 09 00:00:00 EDT 2017
    Are you so worried about global warming you can't carbon-restrain yourself? If so, you have a vocabulary term in common with Energy Secretary Rick Perry. This term, and the other euphemisms collected here, are real but insubstantial, like a vengeful ghost or stubborn denial of science.

  10. Language Lounge

     Help for Harried Justices
    Tue Aug 01 00:01:00 EDT 2017
    When judges cite dictionaries, especially as a way of underpinning or justifying a particular decision, the dictionary is suddenly elevated to a position of influence that it did not previously enjoy.
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