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'Inflame': Fired with Anger

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The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 7/12/19

Words from the week of 7/12/2019

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What It Means to Get 'Canceled'

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The Roots of 'Radical'

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'-Gate': Notes on a Scandal

A suffix that stinks of corruption.

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'Vacation': A History

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On Contractions of Multiple Words

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Clocking a Newer Sense of ‘Clock’

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Words We’re Watching: ‘Velfie’

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'Confuzzled': A Not So Confusing Definition

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Words We're Watching: 'Ambigram'

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'Trooper' vs. 'Trouper': Choose Your Winner

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'Buck Naked' or 'Butt Naked'?

It's a natural question

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Do You 'Rein In' or 'Reign In' Something?

Getting a handle on some usage advice

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An Overview of the Contronym 'Overlook'

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'Just Deserts' or 'Just Desserts'?

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The Difference Between 'Bug,' 'Insect,' and 'Beetle'

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'Wringer' or 'Ringer'?

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