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New Dictionary Words for 2011

'Cougar,' 'Crowdsourcing,' 'Bromance' & more — the latest additions to America's best-selling dictionary.

'Cougar,' 'Crowdsourcing,' 'Bromance' & more — the latest additions to America's best-selling dictionary.

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New Dictionary Words for 2011

 

'Cougar,' 'Crowdsourcing,' 'Bromance' & more — the latest additions to America's best-selling dictionary.

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What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'?

 

How 'literally' can mean "figuratively"

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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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I vs. Me

 

'Between you and __'? Simple guidance for a tricky pronoun.

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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Why did Yankee Doodle call a feather 'macaroni'?

 

What's with his feathered cap?

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'All over sudden' vs. 'All of a sudden'

 

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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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People of Interest Quiz Can you tell the "sommeliers" from the "spelunkers"?
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