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   How Did April Reign Create The Hashtag #OscarsSoWhite?

   Hashtags are great for getting a conversation going. But how do you create one, and how does it go viral? April Reign answered some of these questions.
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   New Words We Created Because Of Coronavirus
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   Do You Spell Out These Abbreviations?

   Now, more than ever, our language is full of abbreviations. From texting to talking, they save time and space and streamline our communications … in most cases. Then there are the cases that leave us looking at a string of letters without a clue how to pronounce them or what they mean.  Some abbreviations are obvious, as they’ve been in our vernacular for a while. …

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   “Karen” vs. “Becky” vs. “Stacy”: How Different Are These Slang Terms?

   When it comes to certain white women these days, it doesn’t matter what lovely moniker their parents may have given them. They’ve also been deigned with the name Karen, Becky, or Stacy. Why? These common names are now shorthand for a certain kind of woman who either behaves badly or others like to complain about. As viral videos of Beckys blow up and the service industry …

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   Learn How To Speak Canadian English With These Regionalisms
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   Where Did The Acronyms POTUS And FLOTUS Come From?

   The faster we move, the more abbreviations and acronyms we use, and when it comes to talking about the folks who reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—otherwise known as the White House—there are plenty of acronyms to choose from. The White House has always been home to POTUS (President of the United States). As we have yet to have a female or gay president, if the …

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   Is There A Difference Between East Coast And West Coast Slang?

   Is there a difference between east coast slang and west coast slang? The short answer: yes. Take a look.
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   Words That The Internet Has Changed

   Have you ever found yourself scrolling through social media, confused by all of the new slang out there. Well we asked all of you to tell us about the words you've seen change in meaning on social media.
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   What Are All Of The Different Ways To Pluralize “You”?

   What's up you guys?! Or wait, should it be what's up y'all? Let's break down all of the ways you can address the plural you.
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    The Most Viewed Emoji On Dictionary.com: Do You Know What They Mean? 

    July 17 is World Emoji Day, a day to celebrate all of those wonderful smileys and symbols you use to amuse your friends and confuse your grandparents. To celebrate, we’ve rounded up the most popular emoji that our users have been looking up on Dictionary.com since the last World Emoji day. (It was quite a different world then, wasn’t it?) But first, you might be …