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Words from the Clandestine World of John le Carré

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Dictionary.

The Words of the Week - 12/18/20

Words from the week of 12/18/2020

The Words of the Week - 12/11/20

Words from the week of 12/11/2020

The Words of the Week - 12/4/2020

Words from the week of 12/4/2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2020

Pandemic was 2020's word of the year. Runners up include several words related to the coronavirus crisis.

The Words of the Week - 11/27/20

Words from the week of 11/27/2020

The Words of the Week - 11/20/20

Words from the week of 11/20/2020

Words We're Watching: 'Coronial'

A noun/adjective for the times

The Words of the Week - 11/13/20

Words from the week of 11/13/2020

Words We're Watching: 'Textbanking'

Can we count on you to read this article?

The Words of the Week - 11/6/20

Words from the week of 11/6/2020

The 'Moat' Surrounding Entertainment

The Medieval 'Moat' Comeback Tour

The Words of the Week - 10/30/20

Words from the week of 10/30/2020

Words of the Week - 10/23/20

Words from the week of 10/23/2020

7 Words About the Movies

Grab your popcorn and candy

Put It in the 'Frunk'

You can never have too much storage.

Words of the Week - 10/16/20

Words from the week of 10/16/2020

9 Debate and Argument Words

We have the floor.

The Words of the Week - 10/9/20

Words from the week of 10/9/2020

The Words of the Week - 10/2/20

Words from the week of 10/2/2020

Words of the Week - 9/25/20

Words from the week of 9/25/2020

The Words of the Week - 9/18/20

Words from the week of 9/18/2020

The Words of the Week - 9/11/20

Words from the week of 9/11/2020

The Words of the Week - 9/4/20

Words from the week of 9/4/2020

'Pod': A Collective Noun for Students

A word for in school and at sea

Charlie Parker and the Language of Jazz

The etymology of bebop

The Words of the Week - 8/28/20

Words from the week of 8/28/2020

A Dictionary is a Map to the World of Words

Words can take kids anywhere

The Words of the Week - 8/21/20

Words from the week of 8/21/2020

Words for When You're Not Sure

Just a shot in the dark here

The New 'Bubble' Popping Up in Sports

Thinking inside the bubble

The Words of the Week - 8/14/20

Words from the week of 8/14/2020

The Words of the Week - 8/7/20

Words from the week of 8/7/2020

The Words of the Week - 7/31/20

Words from the week of 7/31/2020

The Words of the Week - 7/24/20

Words that defined the week

One ‘Bad Apple’ Can Spoil a Metaphor

The history of a rogue phrase

The Words of the Week - 7/17/20

Words from the week of 7/17/2020

The Words of the Week - 7/10/20

Words from the week of 7/10/2020

The Words of the Week - 7/3/20

Words from the week of 7/3/2020

17 Red, White, and Blue Political Terms

Red tape, blue laws, and more

The Words of the Week - 6/26/20

Words from the week of 6/26/2020

Words We’re Watching: ‘Normie’

It blends in so well we almost didn’t see it.

'Coleslaw' vs. 'Cold slaw': A Food Name Review

'Cole' hints at what you're eating

The Words of the Week - 6/19/20

Words from the week of 6/19/2020

Words We’re Watching: ‘Headcanon’

From the church to your imagination

The Words of the Week - 6/12/20

Words from the week of 6/12/2020

The Words of the Week - 6/5/20

Words from the week of 6/5/2020

Jousting With ‘Permalance’

Workin’ to pay the bills.

The Words of the Week - 5/29/20

Words from the week of 5/29/2020

The Words of the Week - 5/22/20

Words from the week of 5/22/2020

The Words of the Week - 5/15/20

Words from the week of 5/15/2020

Words We're Watching: 'Infodemic'

Here's a reasonable amount of explanation.

The Words of the Week - 5/8/20

Words from the week of 5/8/2020

The Words of the Week - 5/1/20

Words from the week of 5/1/2020

We Added New Words to the Dictionary for April 2020

From 'deepfake' to 'zonkey'

The Words in Your Neighborhood

A beautiful day for a vocab list

The Words of the Week - 4/24/20

Words from the week of 4/24/2020

On ‘Doomsurfing’ and ‘Doomscrolling’

Can you think of a better way to spend your time?

We're In Step With 'Plogging'

... and 'placking' and 'pliking'

Next Stop: ‘Trolley Problem’

We have a hard decision to make.

The Words of the Week - 4/17/20

Words from the week of 4/17/2020

The Words of the Week - 4/10/20

Words from the week of 4/10/2020

The Words of the Week - 4/3/20

Words from the week of 4/3/2020

Words We're Watching: 'Criming'

An old noun with a new verb

The Words of the Week - 3/27/20

Words from the week of 3/27/2020

The Words of the Week - 3/20/20

Words from the week of 3/20/2020

Coronavirus and the New Words We Added to the Dictionary in March 2020

Words from the COVID-19 pandemic

The Words of the Week - 3/13/20

Words from the week of 3/13/2020

'Dogfishing': A Word in the Chase

Watch out for that doggy in the profile

The Words of the Week - 3/6/20

Words from the week of 3/6/2020

The Words of the Week - 2/28/20

Words from the week of 2/28/2020

A Guide to Words You'll Hear Around Mardi Gras

Have some king cake on us.

The Words of the Week - 2/21/20

Words from the week of 2/21/2020

Words We're Watching: 'Plant-based'

100% real, accept no substitutes

The Words of the Week - 2/14/20

Words from the week of 2/14/2020

Is 'Snake Oil' Really from Snakes?

A history that's not just bunk

The Words of the Week - 2/7/20

Words from the week of 2/7/2020

The Words of the Week - 1/31/20

Words from the week of 1/31/2020

The Words of the Week - 1/24/20

Words from the week of 1/24/2020

100 Years Old: New Words of the 1920s

A collection of words turning 100 this decade

The Words of the Week - 1/17/20

Words from the week of 1/17/2020

Words We're Watching: 'Zoomer'

What to call Gen Z

The Words of the Week - 1/10/20

Words from the week of 1/10/2020

Words of the Year: A Decade in Review

Let’s take a look at a decade in words.

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 1/3/20

Words from the week of 1/3/2020

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 12/27/19

Words from the week of 12/27/2019

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 12/20/19

Words from the week of 12/20/2019

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 12/13/19

Words from the week of 12/13/2019

'Tis the Season to Say "'Tis the Season"

What even is "'tis"?

Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year 2019

Our Word of the Year 'they,' plus 10 more

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 12/6/19

Words from the week of 12/6/2019

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 11/29/19

Words from the week of 11/29/2019

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 11/22/19

Words that defined the week

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 11/15/19

Words from the week of 11/15/2019

'Bounty Hunter': A Hollywood Invention

It's a century younger than you'd expect

Words We're Watching: 'Lewk'

Feeling cute, might delete later.

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 11/8/19

Words from the week of 11/8/2019

Words We're Watching: 'Nibling'

An efficient word for your sibling's kids

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 11/1/19

Words from the week of 11/1/2019

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 10/25/19

Words from the week of 10/25/2019

Words We're Watching: 'Samesies'

Let's get on the same page here

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 10/18/19

Words from the week of 10/18/2019

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 10/11/19

Words from the week of 10/11/2019

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 10/4/19

Words from the week of 10/4/2019

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 9/27/19

Words from the week of 9/27/2019

Words We're Watching: 'Cryosphere'

A climate science term hits the mainstream

'Whistleblower': A History

It was our responsibility to inform you.

Looking at ‘Bothsidesing’

When equal coverage leads to uneven results
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