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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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A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

Phun with Fonnix

Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.February 4, 2021
By Orin Hargraves
Sounds tend to survive the migration between languages more dependably than letters do. Let phonics show you the way!  Continue reading...
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Euphemisms old and new

The Euphemism of The Year That Shall Not Be Named

Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.January 14, 2021
By Mark Peters
It's finally here — Euphemism of the Year! Find out this year's most contested, contestable, and detestable term of the year.  Continue reading...
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