christopher columbus Never forget Christopher Columbus's linguistic crimes and horniness for manatees Thom Dunn
lexicography Famed lexicographer's new book "Word Perfect" released with a ton of typos David Pescovitz
Bannatyne Manuscript The oldest written record of "fuck" has been discovered — and it comes from a plague quarantine Thom Dunn
golden ticket Scrumdiddlyumptious and other Roald Dahlesque words now in the Oxford English Dictionary David Pescovitz