A new book compiles a list of 100 words kids should know at that age
Vocabulary
A Brief History of ‘Boobies’
A court case about whether wearing “I ♥ boobies!” bracelets is lewd and disruptive in school shines light on an old word
From ‘E-mail’ to ‘Email’: Dropping Hyphens Like They’re Hot
The New York Times nixed some punctuation in a style update this week, and it won’t be the last.
Q&A: Why Insults Exist–and Why One Man Wants to End Them
Yo mama’s so dumb, she doesn’t know that physically weaker humans can use insults to change their positions in dominance hierarchies. Zing!
OMG! First Use of Abbreviation Found in a 1917 Letter to Winston Churchill
Lord Fisher’s Twitter account would have ruled. First use of OMG was in his 1917 Letter to Winston Churchill
Wednesday Words: Touchception, Politico Hipsters and More
NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to say)
Wednesday Words: Surf Speak, Convention Vocabulary and More
NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to say)
Wednesday Words: Weird Slurs, Olympics Slang and More
NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to say).
Wednesday Words: What Makes a ‘Mass’ Shooting and More
This week’s must-adds for the discerning wordsmith’s vocabulary.
Poll: What Word Should Be Banished in 2012?
In this special edition of NewsFeed’s Wednesday Words column, our resident vocabulary nut rounds up least-favorite and most-overused words that we might avoid in 2012.
Poll: What Is 2011’s Word of the Year?
In this special edition of NewsFeed’s Wednesday Words column, our resident vocabulary nut rounds up proposed “words of the year.” Vote for the one that really deserves the title.
Wednesday Words: Herman Cain’s Semantics, Vampires and More
Welcome to NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary — including useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue)