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  • October 2008

    • Dictionary Gives Rare Words One Last Chance

      Time  |  Oct 4, 08 8:49 AM CDT

      Dictionary Gives Rare Words One Last Chance

      (Newser) - The Collins English Dictionary is giving rarely used words a last chance before they are dumped from the new edition, Time reports. Language lovers were outraged at plans to  exuviate (shed) words like oppugnant (combative), so the editors have made public a list of 24 candidates for deletion. If the words reappear in the dictionary's database of English usage before January, they can stay. More »

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      language  • English  • dictionary  • words  • lexicon

  • August 2008
  • July 2008

    • Eat, Drink, Be Merry With Dictionary's Newest Adds

      Associated Press  |  Jul 7, 08 3:52 PM CDT

      Eat, Drink, Be Merry With Dictionary's Newest Adds

      (Newser) - The Merriam-Webster dictionary has added nearly 100 new words based on frequency of use in the American lexicon, the AP reports. "If somebody is using it to convey a specific idea and that idea is successfully conveyed in that word, it's ready to go in the dictionary," said an editor. Some samples: Pescatarian: a vegetarian who eats fish. Infinity pool: Outdoor pool with an edge designed to make water appear to flow into the horizon. More »

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      dictionary  • words  • Merriam Webster  • lexicon

  • June 2008

    • News Writers Should Strive to Write as Much as Possible, Says Tribune Co.

      Washington Post  |  Jun 10, 08 3:47 PM CDT

      News Writers Should Strive to Write as Much as Possible, Says Tribune Co.

      (Newser) - The Tribune Co., which as you have probably guessed is the company that produces the Chicago Tribune, among other newspapers, is bringing a revolution, or a big change, to the news business. Tribune Co.’s Chief Operating Officer, Randy Michaels, has decided to start measuring productivity by word count, and Michael Kinsley of the Washington Post and the LA Times , which is a Tribune paper, thinks it’s a fabulous, superb, nifty, keen, downright great, and perhaps even visionary idea. More »

  • January 2008

    • The Most Useless Words of 2007

      Associated Press  |  Jan 1, 08 6:00 PM CST

      The Most Useless Words of 2007

      (Newser) - Do you roll your eyes every time a newscaster calls a coincidence a "perfect storm"? Cringe the thousandth time a teenager invokes "random"? The faculty at Lake Superior State University shares your vexation. Here are some selections from the school's list of words and phrases to be "banished" for "Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness" in 2007: "Perfect Storm" "Webinar" (web seminar) "Waterboarding" "Organic" "Wordsmith"/"Wordsmithing" More »

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      list  • language  • words  • vocabulary

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