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Evasive Maneuvers
Volunteer Smurfs Ride Experience Devices
Thu Dec 09 00:00:00 EST 2021
Here are the latest eggs from language's basket of drivel, served fresh in your monthly euphemism omelet.
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Language Lounge
Let Internet Randos Be Your Guide
Thu Dec 02 00:00:00 EST 2021
Online review aggregators collect information of a kind that used to be ephemeral but now is more enduring. Is this a good thing? I'm not so sure.
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Candlepower
The Lingo of Film Noir
Fri Nov 19 00:00:00 EST 2021
Gunsels, gumshoes, and hard-boiled dames: Your guide to the slangy talk in Hollywood films of the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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Evasive Maneuvers
Now-Ists, Creators, and Other Lexical Emergencies
Thu Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2021
Feast your eyes on the latest roundup of our favorite dribbles of dreck.
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Language Lounge
Age-Related Texting Disorder
Thu Nov 04 00:00:00 EDT 2021
Just as there can be a disconnect between intention and interpretation in other more traditional communication channels, the same thing can happen in texting, and the disconnect may well occur for some of the same reasons.
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Word Count
How to Recover From a Writing Rejection
Thu Oct 21 00:00:00 EDT 2021
Don't let rejection get you down! Learn how to recover from writing rejection with these tips.
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Candlepower
Where Do Place Names Come From?
Thu Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 2021
Kings, committees, contests, magnates, and the occasional error have all left their marks on our maps.
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Evasive Maneuvers
Strategic Flexibility and Other Bendy Balderdash
Thu Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 2021
Savor every moment of this month's euphemism roundup.
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Language Lounge
I Think We're All Bayesians on This Bus
Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2021
Why is predictive typing so much more accurate and useful than predictive speech?
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Word Count
How to Reduce Writing Shame
Thu Sep 23 00:00:00 EDT 2021
Don't feel shameful when reducing your writing goals.
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