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FYI: OED Has Called LOL a Word

by allpurposeguru in Languages, May 25, 2011
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Is civilization on the brink of collapse with text abbreviations in the OED? Don’t indulge in floccinaucinihilipilification! It’s just doing it’s job.

The Beauty of Lexical Ambiguity

by Lilliana F in Languages, March 16, 2011
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Lexical Ambiguity: noun
the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings [syn: polysemy] [ant: monosemy]
(Source: dictionary.reference.com)

Take a Trionder’s Christmas Carol Quiz

by shelpeare in Holidays, December 19, 2010
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Test your knowledge of Christmas carols. How many songs do you "Noel?" Uh, I mean, know well.

Sarcasm is a Part of Satire, a Form of Humor, But When?

by chitragopi in Languages, October 14, 2010
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Sarcasm is a part of humor, when it derides folly.

Letters

by brianberu in Languages, April 7, 2009
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A humorous slant on letters, and words.

Sorry

by brianberu in Languages, March 25, 2009
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Uses and misuses of the word sorry.

Wordplay

by ashley in People, August 23, 2006
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Stumped for words? Wishing you could say something witty to impress your boss or your date? Welcome to the club.

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