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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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vernacular stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - GOP senators may have pooh-poohed Sonia Sotomayor’s “wise Latina” comment, but wise Latinas everywhere are wearing the phrase like a badge of honor, the New York Times reports. From t-shirts to blogs, women of Hispanic heritage have warmed to the phrase much like other minority groups appropriate... More »

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women • justice • Hispanic • US Supreme Court • racial slurs • t-shirts • vernacular • Sonia Sotomayor • women's issues • Wise Latina

(Newser) - The Dictionary of American Regional English, a 40-year lexicographical labor of love, will be competed next year, Good reports—with compilers finally making it to Z. The tome, which revels in local disparities, has been a boon not only to word lovers; it helped bring down the Unabomber through his... More »

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United States • language • English • dictionary • vernacular • regional • dialect

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