Topic : Word Origins
You don't need much imagination to guess why people who work in the dictionary world would be interested in new words, but the research methods for finding them are much more wide-ranging and intensive than you might imagine.
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How important is a slogan during a global health crisis like the one we're experiencing with COVID-19? More important than you might think.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newFinding Distraction in the Historical Dictionary of American Slang June 10, 2020 By Mark Peters
Finding comfort and distractions in euphemisms from the letter H.
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The stay-at-home orders of recent months have meant a lot more time to deep-dive into etymologies, and this has led me to reflect on a thing I hadn't noticed as much before: English has a surfeit of expressions for the idea 1 + 1.
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A case recently argued before the US Supreme Court — by telephone! — teaches us a lot about trademarks, generic terms, and domain names.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newWhich Came First: The Chicken or the Hen Apple? May 8, 2020 By Mark Peters
Even in horrible times, you can always count on euphemisms. Evasive language never takes a day off.
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Article Topics:CandlepowerAd and marketing creatives(Talkin' 'Bout) the Generations April 28, 2020 By Nancy Friedman
Before the 20th century, generational names were rare or nonexistent. What changed? And what do the names of generations tell us about history and identity?
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June 18, 2020