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Pictures in the Dictionary

The story of those iconic illustrations.


The story of those iconic illustrations.

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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Some Odd Words with ISMO: "People Tipping"

 

Comedian ISMO on the complexities of the word 'tip'

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Video: Why Is There a 'C' in 'Indict'?

 

And who put it there, anyway?

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'?

 

How 'literally' can mean "figuratively"

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On Contractions of Multiple Words

 

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