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Education
LOL, OMG, ♥, and FYI Added to Oxford English Dictionary
The internet's favorite initialisms have just been added to the "definitive record of the English language."
Culture
Word of the Year 2010: What Will It Be?
From "Tea Party" to "boobquake" to "vuvuzela" to "refudiate," the candidates for 2010's Word of the Year tell us quite a lot about life last year.
Culture
Legacy: Formerly Regal Word Turned Euphemism for Aged Leftovers
How "legacy" became our era's most over-the-top euphemism for a something between a bingo room and the grave (and landmines).
Culture
How “Geek” Became Chic
From The Social Network to The Walking Dead, geeks are everywhere in pop culture these days. But what are the roots of this suddenly hip pejorative?
Culture
The Next Oxford English Dictionary Will Be Online Only
Telegraph reports that the next edition of the hefty and treasured Oxford English Dictionary will not appear in print. Because of the popularity...
Culture
Thesaurus Rex
Forty-four years in the making: the world's first historical thesaurus. Ever wonder how people really talked in the 1800s, or 1500s, or...
