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Word of the Day - NABOB : A person of great wealth or importance http://s.m-w.com/1tvZXs0
31 retweets 21 favoritesDefining the word ‘god’: just one of the many lexicographical duties of our own Kory Stamper http://s.m-w.com/1yWwGMR @Slate
Word of the Day - TRACTABLE : capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled or being easily handled or managed http://s.m-w.com/1vC4AoK
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Who knew that the dictionary could help to make winter bearable--or even enjoyable? http://bit.ly/1uv74R3 Thank you, @MerriamWebster
The Senate report on CIA interrogations raised interest in the definition of "torture." http://s.m-w.com/1uwqa9j
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WEBSTER'S circle design registered as trademark #OTD in 1922. Seen here on vintage #dictionary. @MerriamWebster pic.twitter.com/8ZwVFgFzHP
Word of the Day - ALLEGE : to assert without proof or before proving http://s.m-w.com/1vC4spp
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How does a Merriam-Webster lexicographer decide what goes in the dictionary? http://slate.me/1x71gEb pic.twitter.com/daxpunkVqi
Ritzy, sandwich, boycott, sideburns – each of these words comes from a person's name: http://bit.ly/9VYIwX
8 retweets 2 favoritesQuick Quiz: What do the following words have in common: ritzy, sandwich, boycott, sideburns?
4 retweets 4 favoritesWord of the Day - ALLEGE : to assert without proof or before proving http://s.m-w.com/1vC4spp
19 retweets 8 favorites“There’s a bathroom on the right” is a lyrical mondegreen (http://s.m-w.com/1yAcCfj ). What’s your favorite? #MWmondegreens
"When snow accumulates week after week, month after month, it works curious miracles." –EB White More winter wisdom: http://s.m-w.com/1umaxSI
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Collections, data, time travel at The New York Public Library. Tweets by @riordan + @shanakimball + @hadro + @subsublibrary
Contributing writer @newyorker. Author of Mastermind: How to think Like Sherlock Holmes (Viking 2013). The Confidence Game (Viking 2015). http://nyr.kr/1hkRdCG
“Excuse me while I kiss this guy.” @mkonnikova on the science of misheard song lyrics: http://nyr.kr/1DaHv1S
Yes, 'torture' is spiking @MerriamWebster -- but 'redact' is the word spiking even higher: http://s.m-w.com/1z6pYmd #TortureReport
Word of the Day - CALUMNY : false statement made to harm another's reputation or the act of making such statements http://s.m-w.com/1tvZmGJ
38 retweets 31 favoritesThe word "comet" comes from a Greek word meaning "long-haired star." @HuffingtonPost http://s.m-w.com/1D3KQzU pic.twitter.com/uiixprxuZ1
#WordOfTheDay - MELLIFLUOUS : having a smooth flowing sound or filled with something that sweetens http://s.m-w.com/1v75FXk
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