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This Twitter thread of people who forgot words will make your day

sudshr47 February 20, 2019

No matter how intelligent you are, there’s always a chance a word will escape your brain right when you need it the most.

A recent Twitter thread, started by Paul Coxon — a physicist in materials science at the University of Cambridge — proved that not even scholars with impressive degrees are immune to forgetting words.

On Monday, Coxon tweeted to his thousands of followers to explain that even though he has a PhD in physics, he had a brain freeze and “forgot the word for photon.” Instead of remembering on the spot, he was forced to describe “photon” as “a shiny crumb” in front of his colleagues. Embarrassing! Read more…

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Annual list of words to ban wants to get rid of Trump’s favorite word in 2019

sudshr47 December 31, 2018

Even our vocabulary needs a fresh start for 2019.

This has been a rough year in so many ways, even for the words we use — and particularly for those that President Donald Trump is constantly tweeting out. That’s why one group is proposing we ban the word “collusion.”

Lake Superior State University has unveiled the 44th edition of their annual “List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness” and while it’s heavy on cliches, it also features plenty of Trump-related phrases.

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Collins Dictionary’s word of the year has an environmentally conscious theme

sudshr47 November 7, 2018

Though they be little in size, words are fiercely powerful. Combined with a hashtag, they can rally a global movement like #MeToo. And, words can sum up a shift in social attitudes.

Collins Dictionary’s word of the year does precisely that — it encompasses a shift in society’s attitude towards plastic. That word is “single-use”.

So, what precisely do we mean when we say “single-use”? Per a blogpost, Collins defines the term as describing “products – often plastic – that are ‘made to be used once only’ before disposal.” Read more…

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Time Traveler tool tells you which words first appeared in print the year you were born

sudshr47 October 25, 2018

Merriam-Webster shared its website’s new “Time Traveler” feature on Thursday, and it’s honestly super fun.

The Time Traveler section of the site allows users to see which words first appeared in print the year they were born.

All you need to do is simply plug in the year you were born and voila! You’ll have access to a size-able number of words introduced that year.

Ever wonder which words first appeared in print the year you were born?

Come time travel with ushttps://t.co/qe6hRdOlgl

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) October 25, 2018 Read more…

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