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Language

  • share
    And Finally
    Are we oversharing?
    By Dot Wordsworth
  • 101
    And Finally
    What’s the 411 on 101?
    By Dot Wordsworth
  • Laos baby
    Place
    How I saved a baby in Laos’s jungle
    By Sean Thomas
  • 2S
    And Finally
    What does it mean to be ‘2S’?
    By Dot Wordsworth
  • macabre
    And Finally
    What does ‘macabre’ have to do with the Bible?
    By Dot Wordsworth
  • slather
    And Finally
    The spread of ‘slather’
    By Dot Wordsworth
  • super
    And Finally
    ‘Super’ has become super-annoying
    By Dot Wordsworth
  • politico
    Media
    Exclusive: Politico progressives double down on list of banned words
    By Amber Duke
  • bunch
    And Finally
    The excessive meanings of ‘bunch’
    By Dot Wordsworth
  • words
    Language
    The words actually worth banning
    By Lionel Shriver
  • mass formation paralysis woke war words english
    Language
    The American war on words
    By John R. MacArthur
  • words
    Education
    America’s war on words
    By Lionel Shriver
  • worst words
    Language
    2022’s worst words
    By Dot Wordsworth
  • crisis
    And Finally
    Entering crisis mode
    By Dot Wordsworth
  • catcalls
    And Finally
    What do ‘catcalls’ have to do with cats?
    By Dot Wordsworth
  • nice
    And Finally
    The not-so-sweet roots of ‘nice’
    By Dot Wordsworth
  • sibling
    And Finally
    When did brothers and sisters become ‘siblings’?
    By Dot Wordsworth
  • capitalism
    And Finally
    What does ice cream have to do with ‘late capitalism’?
    By Dot Wordsworth
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