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New words for Webster
August 25, 2011 6:12 AM
Here's something for your Twitter feed: "Tweet" has earned a spot in the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. The term, used both as a noun and a verb, is among more than 100 other new words in the venerable dictionary publisher's newest edition. Some other newcomers include "helicopter parents" and... more » -
ACLU: Words alone crime is disturbing
May 1, 2011 1:42 PM
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The Boulder chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says it finds disturbing a conviction of a man based only on his words. A jury on April 6 convicted 23-year-old Zachrey Harris of a misdemeanor charge of bias-motivated harassment. He faces up to 18 months... more » -
Once-presidential phrase casualty of word war
December 31, 2009 8:47 AM
A Michigan school has proposed interring "shovel ready" and other phrases in its annual list of Words to Be Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness. Lake Superior State University also suggests that "transparent/transparency," "czar," "sexting," "tweet," "teachable moment" and "app" should join "shovel ready" in... more » -
US dictionary's 2009 word of the year
November 17, 2009 11:50 AM
What word sums up 2009? How about unfriend? That's the New Oxford American Dictionary's 2009 Word of the Year. It means to remove someone as a friend on a social networking Web site such as Facebook. Each year Oxford University Press tracks how the English language is changing and... more »
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