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Words of the Year

2014 Word of the Year: Behind the Scenes

The inside scoop behind our 2014 Word of the Year selections.

The inside scoop behind our 2014 Word of the Year selections.

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2014 Word of the Year: Behind the Scenes

 

The inside scoop behind our 2014 Word of the Year selections.

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'Mispronunciations' That May Be Fine

 

'Mischievous,' 'nuclear,' and other words to pronounce with caution.

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'Everyday' vs. 'Every Day'

 

A simple trick to keep them separate

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'One in the same' or 'One and the same'?

 

Is it all the same anyway?

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Further vs. Farther

 

They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.

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When Body Parts Are Also Verbs

 

Head, shoulders, metaphors, and toes

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What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'?

 

How 'literally' can mean "figuratively"

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Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
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