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  • words Chart of words known better by men than women, and vice versa Mark Frauenfelder
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  • words Fakelish: generative English words Rob Beschizza
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  • COVID-19 "Pandemic" is the Dictionary.com word of the year. Thom Dunn
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  • words There's a word for senior men who pass the time watching construction sites Mark Frauenfelder
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  • words Man wins round of Scrabble-style gameshow with unusual word Rob Beschizza
  • language "Master bedroom" and "Master bath" won't be used in Houston's real estate listings anymore David Pescovitz
  • racism The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has officially changed the definition of "racism." Thom Dunn
  • language The Merriam-Webster dictionary's word of the year is… David Pescovitz
  • language Fun interactive way to see what words were first used in print in a particular year David Pescovitz
  • Technology The word "robot" originated in this 1921 Czech play David Pescovitz
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