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Pretty in 'Pink' (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by thunderbong on Feb 9, 2023 | past
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113 points by clairegiordano on Nov 29, 2022 | past | 153 comments
500 new words added to Scrabble dictionary (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by bookofjoe on Nov 18, 2022 | past | 1 comment
Is Y a Vowel or Consonant? (merriam-webster.com)
6 points by furcyd on Nov 18, 2022 | past
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2 points by metadat on Oct 6, 2022 | past | 2 comments
'-Gate': Notes on a Scandal (merriam-webster.com)
2 points by Kye on Aug 17, 2022 | past | 1 comment
History of 'Vacation' (merriam-webster.com)
2 points by pigtailgirl on Aug 9, 2022 | past
The History of ‘Ampersand’ (2020) (merriam-webster.com)
315 points by graderjs on July 27, 2022 | past | 177 comments
Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Search Words by First Known Use Date (merriam-webster.com)
90 points by Tomte on May 18, 2022 | past | 31 comments
Some notes on 'asshat' (2018) (merriam-webster.com)
205 points by hashamali on May 11, 2022 | past | 79 comments
Rare and Amusing Insults: Cockalorum, Snollygoster, and More (merriam-webster.com)
3 points by GlumWoodpecker on April 6, 2022 | past
'Justice' is our 2018 Word of the Year (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by Tomte on March 22, 2022 | past
To Boldly Go: Star Trek and the Split Infinitive (merriam-webster.com)
32 points by MilnerRoute on Jan 29, 2022 | past | 5 comments
Is It 'Toward' or 'Towards'? (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by agarttha on Jan 5, 2022 | past
Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt' (merriam-webster.com)
147 points by alecst on Jan 4, 2022 | past | 329 comments
Snuck or Sneaked – Which Is Correct? (merriam-webster.com)
2 points by alecst on Nov 8, 2021 | past | 1 comment
An update of 455 new words (merriam-webster.com)
45 points by clairegiordano on Oct 28, 2021 | past | 52 comments
A Perfectly Cromulent Word (2016) (merriam-webster.com)
125 points by todd8 on Sept 24, 2021 | past | 59 comments
The Hilarious History of 'OK' – Merriam-Webster (merriam-webster.com)
5 points by evo_9 on Sept 22, 2021 | past
Between Two Shades: ‘Gray’ and ‘Grey’ (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by fspacef on Sept 21, 2021 | past
Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Search Words by First Known Use Date (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by Tomte on Sept 9, 2021 | past
'Justice' is our 2018 Word of the Year (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by Tomte on July 15, 2021 | past
Sneaked or Snuck: Which Is Correct? It’s a Modern English Mystery (merriam-webster.com)
3 points by elliekelly on July 10, 2021 | past | 1 comment
One ‘Bad Apple’ Can Spoil a Metaphor (merriam-webster.com)
3 points by mkr-hn on June 25, 2021 | past
On 'Biweekly' and 'Bimonthly' (merriam-webster.com)
110 points by pajtai on June 7, 2021 | past | 139 comments
Merriam-webster.com showing default apache2 page (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by memechunk on May 26, 2021 | past
Merriam Webster Time Traveler: When was a word first used? (merriam-webster.com)
1 point by ch_sm on March 14, 2021 | past
Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Search Words by First Known Use Date (merriam-webster.com)
2 points by Tomte on Feb 25, 2021 | past
Is 'Irregardless' a Real Word? (merriam-webster.com)
2 points by jessaustin on Jan 9, 2021 | past

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