Topic : Word Origins

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Candlepower

Ad and marketing creatives

"Bound" for Glory
August 13, 2020
By Nancy Friedman

It's a leap! It's a limit! It's all tied up! It's ready to go! The many meanings—and origins—of a familiar word.  Continue reading...
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Evasive Maneuvers

Euphemisms old and new

French Hugging Citizen Scientists in Unscripted Times
August 7, 2020
By Mark Peters

Whether you're living in uncertain times or unscripted times — we have a euphemism to distract you from all the uncertainties life has to offer.  Continue reading...
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The "Plantation" Problem
July 16, 2020
By Nancy Friedman

"Plantation"--a word with a complicated history in the US--appears in many brand and community names. Is it time to abandon it?  Continue reading...
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Language Lounge

A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

Traffic in Words
July 1, 2020
By Orin Hargraves

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.  Continue reading...
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Slogans for Health
Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.June 18, 2020
By Nancy Friedman

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.  Continue reading...
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