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Banned Words List
Banned Words List
Banned Words List
The list of words that are "banished” words and phrases issued by Lake Superior State University in Michigan has come out and it they are submitted by a couple thousand people. Last year's banned words included 'selfie' + 'twerking'. L...
 Banned Words List
Banned Words List
Banned Words List
Lake Superior State –- the smallest public university in Michigan -- has released its annual list of banished words. The list’s proper name is the List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness, and has been a Lake Superior tradition since 1976. Which words have been banned this year?
New Words Added To The Dictionary
New Words Added To The Dictionary
New Words Added To The Dictionary
Either we're evolving...or just giving up. Oxford has just released new words that have been added to the dictionary this month. However, I think most of them are what could be considered, "buzzwords."
Dale Has Fun With Words
Dale Has Fun With Words
Dale Has Fun With Words
I love games and puzzles dealing with words and language. We were sitting in the studio talking about things that make some words unique and we came up with a bit of a stumper. We came close to the correct answer but came up one letter short. The question: what one syllable word has the most letters?
Oxford Dictionary
Oxford Dictionary
Oxford Dictionary
The most complete and accurate dictionary of the English language is the Oxford English Dictionary. It gives not only the meaning and pronunciation, but the history of over half a million words, past and present. It was 1857 when plans for the dictionary began what they figured would end up as four-volumes and 64-hundred pages.

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