Like Literally
First things first: to anyone who thinks the wrong definition of the word literally was added to the dictionary last week, all I can say is that it’s a little hypocritical […]
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The 2013 Update of My “Favorite Movies” List
I like to make Events out of these things. For the last few months, I’ve been looking forward to my annual shuffling of favorite movies, anticipating some major changes. If […]
What I Read the Week of December 2
“Stop Calling Me a Troll” by Farhad Manjoo, Slate — The first two links this week are both about word usage. They take on common words that have been “defined down” […]
The Words of July 2012
Fourteen “Words of the Day” from the last month. Part 1 — Dictionary.com (Definitions and Origins. Date of First Known Use in English Taken from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, except where […]
The Words of June 2012
Fourteen “Words of the Day” from the last month. Part 1 — Dictionary.com (Definitions and Origins. Date of First Known Use in English Taken from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, except where […]
The Words of May 2012
Fourteen “Words of the Day” from the last month. Part 1 — Dictionary.com (Definitions and Origins. Date of First Known Use in English Taken from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) 5/4: Fulcrum […]
The Words of April 2012
Fourteen “Words of the Day” from the last month. Part 1 — Dictionary.com (Definitions and Origins. Date of First Known Use in English Taken from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, except where […]
The Words of March 2012
Fourteen “Words of the Day” from the last month. Part 1 — Dictionary.com (Definitions and Origins. Date of First Known Use in English Taken from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, except where […]
The Words of February 2012
Fourteen “Words of the Day” from the last month. Part 1 — Dictionary.com (Definitions and Origins. Date of First Known Use in English Taken from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) 2/7: Crib […]
The Words of January 2012
Fourteen “Words of the Day” from the last month. Part 1 — Dictionary.com (Definitions and Origins. Date of First Known Use in English Taken from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, except where […]
Geppetto's Clocks 