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Why print dictionaries still matter, with Peter Sokolowski
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2025-11-20
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Personification in language and AI. Dictums, maxims, and proverbs. Expensitive.
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2025-11-18
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The secret rules of crossword puzzles, with Natan Last
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2025-11-13
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How '23 skidoo' & 'at sixes and sevens' are related to '6-7.'
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2025-11-11
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What a ‘Science' magazine experiment says about the future of AI in journalism, with Abigail Eisenstadt
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2025-11-06
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What Roman togas have to do with today's elections. 'Home in' versus 'hone in.'
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2025-11-04
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Finding the true history of words, with Ben Zimmer
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2025-10-30
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‘Ghost words’ and their history. Rules for ‘between’ and ‘among.’ Wilsoning.
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2025-10-28
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How to be a ‘feisty freelancer,’ with Suzanne Bowness
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2025-10-23
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Shakespeare's ‘wherefore’ and other false friends. The language of fear. A Tom.
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2025-10-21
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Why Q needs U and how hieroglyphics created our alphabet, with Danny Bate
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2025-10-16
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The political, royal and obscene meanings of blue. The differences in ‘plumb’ and plum.’
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2025-10-14
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The fight for the modern dictionary, with Stefan Fatsis
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2025-10-09
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‘Math’ versus ‘maths’ and other British differences. ‘Spendthrift’ means what?
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2025-10-07
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Why ‘Useless Etymology’ gives you super powers, with Jess Zafarris
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2025-10-02
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Can you use ‘epicenter’ for positive things? The etymology of ‘bro.’ Mukwonago, Oconomowoc.
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2025-09-30
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Adapting a classic: from words to watercolors, with K. Woodman-Maynard
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2025-09-25
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Dime idioms. ‘HoCo’ and syllable acronyms. Pulling a Trevor
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2025-09-23
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How algorithms are changing the meaning of words, with Adam Aleksic
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2025-09-18
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The pirate history of ‘scallywag.’ ‘Used to’ versus ‘use to.’ Cheese grits.
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2025-09-16
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