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An 'Accidental Dictionary' Explores How Errors Created The English Language

"Pink" used to be yellow. A "bimbo" used to be a brutish man. How did we get here?
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Merriam-Webster Isn't Trolling You, It's Just Redefining What That Means

The language of 2017 is a depressing reminder of how bad things are.
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James Comey Causes Searches For 'Nauseous' To Spike On Merriam-Webster

The word spiked a whopping 4,793 percent after Comey's testimony.
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'Ivanktionary' Trends As Ivanka Trump Continues To Define Things Her Own Way

"The Daily Show" started the hashtag and paired it with satirical graphics of the first daughter.
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This Word Is Harder To Define Than 'Schadenfreude' Or 'Antidisestablishmentarianism'

Learn what it's really like to write dictionaries in Kory Stamper's "Word by Word."
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Dictionaries Are Tracking Trumpian Word Usage To Update The English Language

"Trumpkin" may be in our linguistic future.
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There's A Word For The People Trump Allegedly Hires To Generate Applause

Welcome to the claque.
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Sadly, 'Puppy' Isn't Merriam-Webster's Word Of The Year

“Surreal" won out over "puppy,” “flummadiddle,” and “fascism,” which were all trending earlier this month.
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A Pocket Dictionary For Conservatives Who Don't Understand Liberals

And vice versa.
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A Brief History Of America's Most Controversial Prefix

Dictionaries can tell you a lot about the thorny life of "alt."
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