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'F-bomb' and 'Sexting' Are Now in the Dictionary, So Language Is Doomed

Can you feel an odd buzz in the air? It’s the reverberations of every word nerd’s convulsions of disapproval as Webster’s pads its pages with selections from Urban Dictionary. This installment includes new words “F-bomb,” “man cave,” “sexting” and “mash-up.” What the hell, you might be thinking. Those aren’t word-words, they’re Internet-isms!

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    • #Books
    • #Writing
    • #Reading
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  • 9 months ago
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Have we been pronouncing Uranus wrong this whole time?!

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    • #Uranus
    • #planets
    • #C.G.P. Grey
    • #explainer
    • #stars
    • #words
    • #funny
    • #explanation
    • #video
    • #smart
    • #sky
  • 11 months ago
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Back in 1947, “butthole” was apparently an adjective.
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Back in 1947, “butthole” was apparently an adjective.

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    • #Archie
    • #Butthole
    • #Adjectives
    • #Words
    • #Workaholics
    • #Comics
    • #Grammar
  • 1 year ago
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