#merriamwebster

[spellingbee09]

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[thatwritererinoriordan]

I love you, dictionary.

[in-sufficientdata]

Eggcorns

Neologisms

Slang

Puns

Memetics

Humans constantly reshape and reform the language and I absolutely love that

My favorite thing ever is the fact that if you use a word and then other people like the word and start using the word it becomes a real word

It's like Pinocchio, but with information

Yes, Pinocchio, you too can be a real linguist

[linguisticdiscovery]

trivia

In ancient Rome, a trivium was an intersection of three roads (tri, "three" + vium, road).

According to the Romans, when people met at a trivium, they would discuss trivialis ("inconsequential things") - which eventually helped give trivia its modern meaning.

(h/t @MerriamWebster on Twitter)

[silvyysthings]

This is BRILLIANT!! Yay, Merriam-Webster. Something funny did arise out of this mess with Timothee and K: great memes.

https://twitter.com/merriamwebster/status/1744919876408410158

😂

[pedripics]

https://x.com/merriamwebster/status/1843342109069455443

pedri??? this you?

[feminist-space]

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Link here: https://x.com/merriamwebster/status/1699770142907928649

[adtothebone]

Source: https://twitter.com/merriamwebster/status/1674166513169842176?s=46&t=R2Ifg5-LZax1-llaRQkSCg

[kiragecko]

[Tweet from Merriam-Webster, @MerriamWebster, saying,

'i. e.' or 'e. g.'?? What it means i. e. = that is e. g. = for example Way to remember i. e. = in. essence. e. g. = example. given.

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[educationaldm]

8 Dungeons & Dragons words and their origins from @MerriamWebster.

I learned a lot of vocab from playing D&D; some words are made up to fit the fantasy, so have their origins in our language.

[shldbwriting]

I dared to pangram

My pangram for @MerriamWebster's Writing Puzzle #64 #writingcommunity #amwriting #pangram

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[natequarter]

[ID: a thread from MerriamWebster. It reads: 1. "grinch | noun | a grumpy person who spoils the pleasure of others. When Dr. Seuss wrote 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' in 1957, he probably had no idea that 'grinch' would soon enter the general lexicon of English. The first known use of the meaning defined above was in 1966." 2. "The first known use of 'grink' was in 2019." /end ID]

I almost scrolled past this on Twitter

[originaldiscovery]

ブログ更新しました！

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[adtothebone]

Source: Source: https://twitter.com/merriamwebster/status/1651667129475690503

[timesofisraelnewsnow]

מילון Merriam-Webster מכנה את 'סדר' בתור 'מילה של היום'

בדיוק בזמן לליל הסדר של פסח, מילון מריאם-וובסטר הודיע ​​ביום חמישי ש”מילת היום” שלהם היא ליל הסדר. אתר המילון מגדיר סדר כ”טקס המתקיים בבית או בקהילה יהודית הכוללת ארוחת ערב חגיגית ומתקיים בערב הראשון, או בערב הראשון והשני, של פסח לזכר יציאת מצרים”. ה #מילת היום הוא ‘סדר’. צ’אג סמאח! pic.twitter.com/NtfMN6EFeY – Merriam Webster (@MerriamWebster) 6 באפריל, 2023 האם ידעת ש…? למריאם-וובסטר יש קטע…

[chocoholicbec]

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A tweet from Merriam-Webster (@ MerriamWebster) from April 26 2016: People keep 1) saying they don't know what 'genderqueer' means then 2) asking why we added it to the dictionary

The tweet has an image of a dictionary definition: genderqueer (adjective), also gender queer or gender-queer : of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity cannot be categorized as solely male or female <Genderqueer is a relatively new term that is used by a few different groups. Some people identify as genderqueer because their gender identity is androgynous. — Laura Erickson-Schroth, quoted in the New York Times, 21 Apr. 2010> <Those like Taylor who are genderqueer may claim a gender unique to them, a personal spot on the spectrum that embraces masculine and feminine aspects. — Jeremy C. Fox, The Boston Globe, 5 June 2015> < ... people who identify as "genderqueer", which means they don't feel they are entirely male or female but rather somewhere on a gender spectrum. — Chris Edwards, Adweek, 2 June 2015) — genderqueer (noun), plural genderqueers <When several dozen genderqueers crashed the place, a few of the bar's gay patrons threw a tantrum. They tried desperately to sort out who was a dyke and who was a dude... — Elizabeth Cline, The Village Voice, 22 June 2004> First known use of genderqueer: 1995

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