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PublishedApril 9, 2023
In a word: What’s with all the #@%&! swearing?
Lalochezia comes from the Greek — “lalos” (speak) and “khezo” (to relieve oneself) — and refers to the use of foul language to relieve stress or pain. And it does!
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PublishedApril 2, 2023
In a word: This popular game show clearly loves words
What is 'Jeopardy!'? That's right! In fact, the game show's most frequent Final Jeopardy! category is about words.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
In a word: Dit quoi? It’s all French to me . . .
Did you know that a French omelet uses only one egg because one egg is an oeuf.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2023
In a word: Time for some spring cleaning
The name of the 'Law & Order' theme 'song,' that strange 'r' in Mrs., and other random thoughts.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2023
In a word: Watch those homophones, whee!
Let's say that I wanted to pare a pair of pears, for instance.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2023
In a word: ‘More than one way to burn a book’
Our long history of attempted book censorship continues as society confronts gender identity.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2023
In a word: Bugs, Dickens and the evolution of language
These days, if someone called you a “nervous nimrod” you’d probably be upset, but that wasn’t always the case.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2023
In a word: Is it ‘awful’ that language changes?
The answer depends on whether you're a prescriptivist or descriptivist.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2023
In a word: Vexing acronyms can raise your BP
Abbreviations and acronyms can cause confusion and even civic embarrassment. Ever fly into FAT for your vacation?
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2023
In a word: Is ‘cheat’ Maine’s top Wordle word?
Mainers, it seems, are more likely to cheat at Wordle than residents of any other state in the nation (we’re No. 1!, we’re No. 1!).
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