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What “Occupy” Used To Mean May Make You Blush
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What do you call a sweet bubbly beverage?
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How does language influence how we think?
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These words may be removed from some dictionaries
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Why Is It Called “Rock n’ Roll”?
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After 90 years, scholars finish a 21-volume dictionary for an extinct language. Why?
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Words To Remember Every 13 Years
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Where And When Did Language Begin?
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What Words Make a “Supermoon” Super?
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Are emoticons words, symbols, or what? Consider this possibility . . .
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The sound of a chips bag opening? How do you describe it and what is the word for describing such sounds?
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What Is The Lesser-Known Language Millions Of People Speak In Spain?
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Michigander or Michiganian? Learn what these local names are known as
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What’s The Grossest Sounding Word In English?
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What Is The Origin Of The Word “Like”?
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Why are they called “Terriers,” “Pekingese,” and “Bluetick Coonhounds?”
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The People’s Choice Word of 2010 is . . . (It was almost a tie)
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The most unusual celebrity name? What does “Gwyneth” mean, and what language is it?
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Where did UGG boots get their name? Is the name really short for “ugh?”
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One, easy language for the whole world? Meet the man who tried to make it happen.
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What’s The Most Beautiful Word In English?
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Learn Why “Change” Was Our 2010 Word Of The Year
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What’s the Most Beautiful Word in English?
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What Does The Name “Mohammed” Mean?
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What Are Some Words For Sibling Pairs?
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What Exactly Does “Illuminati” Mean?
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What Exactly Is Pig Latin?
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What’s The Difference Between Green And Black Tea?
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Why Is Bankruptcy Called “Chapter 11”?
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Why Is Marijuana Also Called Pot?