Meet the American who defined a new national identity, Noah Webster, New England patriot armed with the pen
Noah Webster was the patriot armed with a pen. He defined 12,000 new words in the wake of the American Revolution, using ...
A Black Surrealist Finally Gets His Due
A solo exhibition of the poet and visual artist Ted Joans is a mostly fitting tribute to an artistic visionary.
Merriam-Webster adds “burrata,” “street corn” and more common food terms to its dictionary
The recent additions come after the dictionary included cheffy, chef’s kiss, jollof rice, smashburger and stagiaire ...
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An American man in Galway translates Irish office chatter
Now we’re sucking diesel with this perfect list of translations. An American man working in an office in Galway decided to ...
Burrata, Street Corn And More Food Terms Join Merriam-Webster Dictionary
In addition to street corn (noun, grilled corn on the cob that is coated with a creamy spread), additional nouns include ...
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200 New Words Added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Merriam-Webster is introducing 200 new words to the world. They may be words or phrases you already know, but now they are ...
What We Know About Why Hurricanes Have Names
Some credit 19th-century Australian meteorologist Clement L. Wragge for initiating the hurricane-naming process.
Where Did ‘Yada Yada Yada’ Come From?
Cryer had just appeared in an episode of Seinfeld titled “The Yada Yada,” in which her character Marcy uses the phrase as a ...
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The summer of ‘jam band’
Merriam-Webster added ‘jam band’ to its dictionary. Let’s celebrate by highlighting the best jam performances of the summer.
Argentina judge orders dictionary to delete pejorative definition of 'Jewish'
An Argentine judge has ordered the publishers of a major Spanish dictionary to remove a pejorative definition of the word ...