Topic : NamingLanguage LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversLet Internet Randos Be Your Guide  December 2, 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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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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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newNow-Ists, Creators, and Other Lexical Emergencies November 11, 2021
Feast your eyes on the latest roundup of our favorite dribbles of dreck.
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Article Topics:Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversAge-Related Texting Disorder November 4, 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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Article Topics:CandlepowerAd and marketing creativesWhere Do Place Names Come From? October 14, 2021
Kings, committees, contests, magnates, and the occasional error have all left their marks on our maps.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newStrategic Flexibility and Other Bendy Balderdash October 7, 2021
Savor every moment of this month's euphemism roundup.
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Article Topics:CandlepowerAd and marketing creativesThe Rare, Overstuffed "Turduckenym" September 16, 2021
Most portmanteaus are blends of two words. When three or more words are involved, things get tricky.
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