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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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definition stories: 3 news summaries
OPINION

Google Is Top Online Dictionary, But in Weak Field

Lack of sensical example sentences even in OED flummoxes Angwin

Sep 7, 09 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nowadays, Google is just about as good a reference as the Oxford English Dictionary—or better, Julia Angwin writes in the Wall Street Journal. Type in a misspelled word, and the search engine corrects it. What’s more, Google will display a trove of up-to-date articles using the word,... More »

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Google • Internet • definition • oxford english dictionary • dictionary • reference • Wordnik • example • word usage

(Newser) - Josh Skolnick was looking for a way to sum up what a hipster is for the Stimulist, and stumbled upon the perfect tool: Stuff Hipsters Hate, a website that "gives the world its most coherent vision yet of what defines these folks.” A sampling:
  • Other hipsters: "
... More »

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Internet • New York City • youth • definition • hipster • Williamsburg • dislikes • counterculture

What Is This 'Mate' of Which You Speak?

Australian government gives immigrants
a formal definition

Aug 27, 07 6:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - For its new citizenship test, the Australian government has provided a formal definition of the word "mate." Yes, as in "G'day, mate." A 40-page guide for aspiring Aussies, the brainchild of the immigration minister, defines mateship as the condition “where people help and receive help... More »

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Australia • John Howard • language • mate • Australian citizenship • definition

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