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Autumn Words of the Day 2018

(Secret October WOTD Quiz)

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Appelbaum: 'Gaslighting' Not a Word

It is a word, though.

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On 'Caravan' and Words for People in Movement

A cavalcade of words for travel

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A Pram Through the Nabe: Words Formed by Shortening and Alteration

New words that came from bigger words

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How Do You Pronounce 'Vase'?

And is one way more correct than the others?

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Ghost Word

The story of an imaginary word that managed to sneak past our editors and enter the dictionary.

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The Serial Comma

Why don't they call it the Merriam-Webster comma?

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2016 Word of the Year: Behind the Scenes

How we chose 'surreal'

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Alright vs. All Right

Is 'alright' all right?

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Is None Singular or Plural?

Or both? Or neither?

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Autumn Words of the Day 2018

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