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News
Bruce Bastian, a Founder of WordPerfect, Is Dead at 76
A favorite of early personal computer users, his company was eventually overtaken by Microsoft Word. He later came out as…
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World
At Euro 2024, a Very England Fight Misses the Point
A back and forth over the pundit’s one-word analysis of his country’s performances rests on a misconception about the media’s…
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News
Grab Them. Then Stump Them.
What’s a five-letter word for an activity that media and technology companies are increasingly relying on to gain subscribers and…
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News
The N-Word Would Work Differently for Trump
By John McWhorter Opinion Writer Rumors have long circulated that Donald Trump used the N-word while taping “The Apprentice.” Last…
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News
Some Words Feel Truer in Spanish
My earliest relationship with language was defined by rules. As an immigrant who came to this country from Peru at…
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World
WordleBot’s New Preferred Opening Word: Trace
We’re adding words to the bot’s dictionary, and wiping the slate to make way for a new starter.
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World
Seven Things We Learned Analyzing 515 Million Wordles
Maybe it’s time to say goodbye to ADIEU?
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Style
Who Are You Calling ‘Delulu’?
How a shorthand for delusion became popular among Gen Z-ers and young millennials.
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News
Progressives Aren’t Liberal
Remember when “liberal” was a dirty word? In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan, who often prefaced it with a damning “tax…
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Books
In the Beginning Were the Word Nerds
Sarah Ogilvie’s sprightly “The Dictionary People” pays tribute to the explorers, suffragists, murderers and ordinary citizens who helped create the…
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