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If You Like to Complain About 'Decimate'...
You'll love to hate these other words!
The Words of the Week - May 17
Lookups from the sea, the courts, and Europe
A Great Big List of Bread Words
Quit loafing around and get that bread (word)
A List of The U.S. Military Ranks in Order
From Private to General of the Army
The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'
Here's how all this nonsense started
What Does 'Eighty-Six' Mean?
We won't refuse you service
10 Better Ways to Say Underwear
Get your knickers in a twist
The Changing Meaning of 'Elope'
Read this before you elope. Or 'elope.'
12 Star Wars Words
Enjoy this listicle, you will
The History of 'Nuclear Family'
Getting at the core of it.
17 Tasty Names of Appetizers
Enjoy. They're complimentary.
Word We're Watching: 'Cap'
And where 'no cap' comes from
A Guide to British Noble Titles
Know your Duchess from your Baroness
What do SCOTUS, POTUS, and FLOTUS mean?
The acronyms began as telegraph codes
Why Do We 'Bury the Lede?'
And why isn't it 'bury the lead'?
How a Word Gets into the Dictionary
What our editors are looking for when they enter words in Merriam-Webster.
11 Words Used to Great Effect by Edgar Allan Poe
The Vocabulary in the Rue Morgue
Has ‘supper’ always meant ‘dinner?'
Your grandmother might answer differently.
10 Phrases from Shakespeare
Where the "wild goose chase" comes from
7 Words from Political Scandals
Behind the smoke-filled rooms
What Exactly Is a 'Liberal'?
No one wants a 'servile arts' degree
10 Words Conjuring Hell and the Devil
Going beyond the fire and brimstone
The Hilarious History of 'OK'
English's most successful export
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