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BRB, I'm Throwin' Down: A Survival Guide for Teenage Slang on the Internet

Hulu.com | Posted 10.30.2011

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It appears teenagers have become sentient. They're infiltrating our society, they've learned how to walk upright (sort of), and they've even started to create their own cryptic language.

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Finding Love In Bookstores: An Eyewitness Account

Slate Magazine | Emma Straub | Posted 06.04.2011

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Several years ago, when I was not a bookstore employee but merely a regular customer, I wrote up BookCourt, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, for ...

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Google Tool Explores 'Genome' Of English Words

The Guardian | Alok Jha | Posted 05.25.2011

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These are just some of the questions that researchers and members of the public can now answer using a new online tool called the "Cultural Observator...

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On Words: 'Global Warming' Meets Astrology

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

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Crossposted with www.TheGreenGrok.com.For Friday a little, light, linguistics lesson. Breaking from TheGreenGrok formula of sharp, cutting-edge pieces...

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Grammar Pet Peeves: 7 'Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up Or Mangles' (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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As a kid, did you ever dread being sent to the principle's office? Or have you ever asked someone to be discrete with delicate information you've giv...

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What's in a Word?

Jon Foreman | Posted 05.25.2011

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In many ways, words are metaphors pointing to the objects they represent.

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