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On 'Caravan' and Words for People in Movement

A cavalcade of words for travel

Appelbaum: 'Gaslighting' Not a Word

It is a word, though.

How Do You Pronounce 'Vase'?

And is one way more correct than the others?

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Autumn Words of the Day 2018

(Secret October WOTD Quiz)

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

New words that came from bigger words

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A cavalcade of words for travel

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The Difference Between 'Centenary' and 'Centennial'

Two words. One hundred years.

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An Irresistible Piece On 'Dessert Stomach'

There's always room for another article.

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A Most Incredible 'Self-Own'

Or: making a fool of yourself.

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9 Words for Impostors

Fakes, fraudsters, charlatans and more

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Is it 'Dreamed' or 'Dreamt'?

Dream Analysis, Past Tense Version

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'Whale' vs. 'Wail' vs. 'Wale'

If you're at sea about which to use

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Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt'

And nobody ever did

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On Synecdoche and Metonymy

When you are left to your own rhetorical devices.

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The Unsettling History of 'Off-putting'

A word for the repellent

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The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 11/2

Words from the week of 11/2/2018

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'It is I' or 'It is Me'?

All about the predicate nominative

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The Authentic History of 'Junk Science'

We tested and verified its accuracy

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11 Interesting and Ancient Burial Words

Strange and unusual words from the boneyard

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Are You 'Regretful' or 'Regrettable'?

We hope you're neither

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'Janitor': A Word History

The One Who Holds All the Keys

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Words We're Watching: 'Jelly' (The Adjective)

When you wish you were there.

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9 Useful Words You've Probably Never Used

We assume, at least.

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Ten Words from the Harvest

A bumper crop for the feast.

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The Strangeness of "Going Bump In The Night"

The origins of a spooky phrase

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Sasquatch: 'Illusive' or 'Elusive'?

Words can be hard to pin down

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How Do You Pluralize 'Cyclops'?

Just add an 'E.'

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Should You Never Use Adverbs?

And if so, what about 'never'?

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