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The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 1/18/19

Words from the week of 1/18/2019

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The Land of Multisyllabic Homophones

A step up from 'there,' 'their,' and 'they're'

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Homophone Quiz

More/moor than/then two/too/to.

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "Junk in the Trunk"

Comedian ISMO on what separates a boot from a trunk

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Buzzfeed: A 'Cache' of Documents

BuzzFeed reports on Trump-Cohen documents.

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languishment languor languorous languorously langur lani- laniard Laniarius laniary laniate Lanier Laniidae La Niña La Niñas laning lanista lanistae Lanius lank Lankester lankier lankiest lankily lankiness lankish lankly lankness lanky lanner lanneret Lannes lano- lanoceric acid lanolated lanolin lanolize lanose lanosity läns lansa lansat lansdowne L'Anse aux Meadows lanseh lansfordite Lansing lanson lansones lansquenet lant lantaca lantaka lantana Lan Tau lanterloo lantern lantern clock lantern fish lantern flounder lantern fly lantern gurnard lantern jaw lantern-jawed lanternleaf lantern light lanternman lanternmen lantern pinion lantern ring lantern shell lantern slide lantern sprat lanthana lanthanide lanthanide contraction lanthanide series lanthanite lanthanoid Lanthanotus lanthanum lanthionine lanthorn Lantian man Lan-t'ien man lants lantskip lantum lantums lanuginous lanugo Lanús Lanuvian lanx lanyard lanyard knot Lanzhou lanzon lanzones Lao Laocoön
laodah Laodicea Laodicean Laodiceanism laogai Laoighis Laois Laon Laos Laotian Lao-tzu lap lapacho lapachol lapageria La Palma lapan La Parida laparo- laparoscope laparoscopic laparoscopies laparoscopist laparoscopy laparotomies laparotomy La Paz La Paz Bay lap baby lap belt lapboard lap child lap dance lap dancer lap dancing lap dissolve lapdog lap dovetail lapel lapeled lapeler lapelled La Pérouse lapeyrousia lapful Laphygma lapidarian lapidaries lapidarist lapidary lapidate lapidation lapideous lapidescent lapidicolous lapidific lapidifical lapidification lapidified lapidifies lapidify lapidifying lapidist Lapidus lapies lapilli lapillo lapillus lapin lapis lazuli lapis lazuli blue lapis lazuli ware lap joint lap-jointed Laplace Laplace's equation Laplace station Laplace transform Laplacian Laplacian operator Lapland Lapland cornel Laplander Lapland longspur Lapland pine Lapland rhododendron Lapland rosebay lap-lap La Plata La Plata Peak lap-love lap man lapo-lapo La Porte Laportea Lapp lappa clover lappage lapped lapped seam

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