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Is This Really The Word Of The Year?

AP | By STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 02.13.2012

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-- When the time came for Merriam-Webster to pick its top word of 2011, its editors decided they needed to be pragmatic. So they chose ... pragmatic...

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'Bromance' And Other New Additions To Merriam-Webster Dictionary

AP | By STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 10.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Here's something for your Twitter feed: "Tweet" has earned a spot in the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. Used as both a ...

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'Austerity' Named Word Of The Year

AP | RUSSELL CONTRERAS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — As Greece faced a debt crisis, the government passed a series of strict austerity measures, including taxes hikes and cutti...

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Sarah Palin's 'Refudiate' Takes Dictionary's Top Searched 'Word of the Summer'

AP | STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Merriam-Webster's "Word of the Summer" is not even a word. That's something no one can "refudiate." Sarah Palin's attempt ...

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Is It 'Octopuses' Or 'Octopi'? Merriam-Webster Has The Answer In 'Ask An Editor' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Caroline Eisenmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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In dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's new online feature "Ask the Editor," associate editor Kory Stamper lays out a dilemma that grammar snobs eve...

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'Oral Sex' Dictionary Controversy Resolved In California School

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MENIFEE, Calif. — A California school district that pulled a dictionary from classrooms because it defined oral sex will allow it back on the sh...

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Merriam-Webster Dictionary Adds Definition Of 'Earmark'

Los Angeles Times | Richard Simon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Those who pore over congressional legislation in search of earmarks often have been guided by the "I know it when I see it" maxim that Justice Potter ...

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Lucky Diamond and President Obama's Dog Naming Political Party

Wendy Diamond | Posted 11.17.2011

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Wendy Diamond

According to Mrs. Obama, the only thing still up in the air is the presidential pooch's name. What's in a name anyway?

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Merriam-Webster's Word of 20...12: "Avoided Deforestation"

Matthew Owen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reaching for my crystal ball, let me be the first to tell you -- today -- what Merriam-Webster's word of 2012 will be: "Avoided Deforestation."

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Merriam-Webster's Word Of The Year? Woot!

Reuters | Jason Szep | Posted 05.25.2011

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"w00t," an expression of joy coined by online gamers, was crowned word of the year on Tuesday by the publisher of a leading U.S. dictionary. Massachu...

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