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Words At Play

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 1

Some may be more useful than others.

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The Words of the Week - July 1

Lookups from the Supreme Court, January 6th, and the 4th of July weekend

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Word-O-Meter for June

Some interesting stats from June 2022

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A Podium Is the Same Thing as a Lectern

We'd say it from a podium if we had to

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9 Other Words for Beautiful

Here are some additional words for calling something lovely

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Recent Posts

The Words of the Week - June 24

Lookups from the Supreme Court, politics, and the economy

Look, This Is a List of Fart Words.

There's really no other way to say it.

'Everyday' vs. 'Every Day'

A simple trick to keep them separate

Words We're Watching

Words We're Watching: 'Orange Wine'

It's not citrus.

What does 'yeet' mean?

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What does 'sus' mean?

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What is the 'metaverse'?

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Usage & Grammar

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

How to pick the right one

On 'Awesome'

An extraordinary, terrific word

What is figurative language?

Paint a picture with words

Is It 'Could' or 'Couldn't Care Less'?

Can you care fewer?

Commonly Confused

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

How to pick the right one

'Ingenious' and 'Ingenuous': More Than a Typo

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'Bare' vs. 'Bear'

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Is it one word or two?

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Yankee

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Words Named After People

Namesake of the leotard, Jules Léotard had what profession?

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