Peter Sokolowski
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Dictionary ambassador, Merriam-Webster.
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Flint Dibble
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Plato has been silenced. Government censorship is alive and well in the USA Disgusting hypocrisy from people who pretend to be for free speech
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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Plato Censored as Texas A&M Carries Out Course Review
A&M officials have also instructed English faculty not to teach books in core classes that have major plotlines concerning gay, lesbian or transgender identities.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/academic-freedom/2026/01/07/plato-censored-texas-am-carries-out-course-review
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NYC folks! I'll be in NYC on Thursday, January 29 to talk about creating the new edition of the
@merriam-webster.com
Collegiate Dictionary at the Barnes & Noble in the Upper West Side.
stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...
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Editor at Large Peter Sokolowski discusses MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY, 12TH EDITION
Join us for an in-store event, Editor at Large Peter Sokolowski discusses MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY, 12TH EDITION, on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062201333-0
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Michelle Young
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Finding all these love notes after the holidays is making me so happy!
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Jesse Sheidlower
2 days ago
The American Dialect Society (
@americandialect.org
) has announced the nominations for its Word of the Yearâthis is the one that matters, people! Vote will be tonight.
americandialect.org/nominations-...
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Nominations for Words of the Year 2025
Nominations for Words of the Year 2025 follow below. The final selection will be held at 6:45 pm CST on Friday, Jan. 9 (Carondelet, 3rd floor, New Orleans Marriott). American Dialect Society 2025âŠ
https://americandialect.org/nominations-for-words-of-the-year-2025/
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Meaghan Steeves
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I finally have this beauty in hand! â„ïž I never thought Iâd be this excited about a new dictionary, but itâs a lot of fun to explore. And itâs so cool (nerdy) that I follow a bunch of the editors who worked on this and know their names. đ đ âą
#MerriamWebster
#Dictionary
#Nonfiction
#Bookstagram
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It took four months of concerted effort to use up all four colors--even green and red--in a 4-Color Bic pen.
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Joseph Rezek
5 days ago
Bookes are like cheese!!! Yes!!!!
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Nancy Friedman
12 days ago
"Unibare" is a Japanese word that means âthe moment when someone realizes youâre wearing Uniqlo and not a more expensive brand.â And 51 other things I learned in 2025.
fritinancy.substack.com/p/52-things-...
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52 things I learned in 2025
The news (to me) this year.
https://fritinancy.substack.com/p/52-things-i-learned-in-2025
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Rebecca Shapiro
16 days ago
I have been in the same room with
@benzimmer.bsky.social
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and it's so much fun to discuss words.
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Did you ever notice that the lyrics of Christmas songs often include archaic and obsolete words? hark yule tidings yon yore ye don deck
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Archaic Words We Know from Christmas Songs
Hark! Yon Yule vocabulary of yore
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/archaic-words-we-know-from-christmas-songs
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John Kelly
about 1 month ago
I think some of the greatest delights in the business of etymology are wordsâespecially everyday wordsâwhose origins we just donât know. So, this year, Iâll do an etymological Advent calendar on this theme: words with origins that are obscure, uncertain, or otherwise unknown.
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Benjamin Dreyer
19 days ago
Happy Chet Baker's birthday!
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Dr. Syntax
20 days ago
I was feeling really angry and morose. But then I drank a glass of wine (or two) and put on Vince Guraldi, and now the world seems better.
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Rocky N. Bullwinkle
20 days ago
Listening to CHRISTMAS SONGS by Eddie Higgins (p), Jay Leonhart (db), and Joe Ascione (d). A remarkably tasteful and understated Christmas album. Jay Leonhart doing some sweet, sweet work on the double bass. Jazzsky
#jazz
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Christmas Songs by The Eddie Higgins Trio
Listen to Christmas Songs album by The Eddie Higgins Trio on you preferred music platform. Links generated and arranged by Lynkify.
https://lynkify.in/album/christmas-songs/Pc6MEKxX
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Lynne Murphy
20 days ago
My new newsletter contains more than FIFTY Words of the Year from around the world. Those won't be the final hashtag#WotY2025, but it is the final newsletter of the year!
lynneguist.substack.com/p/2025-words...
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2025 Words...so far
This time: Words of the Year and Links of the Month
https://lynneguist.substack.com/p/2025-wordsso-far
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Dr Danny Bate
20 days ago
An example of how individuals can shape spelling (that I wish I'd included in my book) is 'ache'. It was historically spelled 'ake', but because Dr Johnson and others thought (reasonably but incorrectly) that it came from Greek, its spelling shifted to a Greek CH (like 'chronic', 'school') instead.
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âMerriam-Websterâs Collegiate Dictionaryâ: People of the (Big, Red) Book
For some, dictionaries are more than writing tools. They are doorways to discoveries.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/merriam-websters-collegiate-dictionary-people-of-the-big-red-book-9556f7ff?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqe5bFJG-ggs-tVoKGG0mH6bOglAEw-N8KaS-3NWk2RMktHQ4wMGbGmIcj4EOZM%3D&gaa_ts=69495119&gaa_sig=jLxUp1QldxNmON-JBZj9rcbQg55SWLhFgCdJ33bKhVLdLs9vo2zyocUmCYhAB1V56TrQZ3rMF7PMfaA7Cq2yhg%3D%3D
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"Winter Wonderland," solo piano by Harry Connick, Jr. From "When Harry Met Sally..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZO4...
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Winter Wonderland
YouTube video by Harry Connick, Jr. - Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZO4TSNA0rg&list=RDpZO4TSNA0rg&start_radio=1
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James Poniewozik
26 days ago
I believe in forgiveness for everyone, except people who use âSo what are you working on next?â as a conversational icebreaker
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Darcy James Argue
27 days ago
Look, we all know how great This Is Spinal Tap is, but, having just re-watched it, I must insist you do the same. It is the gift that is eternally giving. No matter how many times youâve seen it, I promise you youâll find a new gag you never clocked before.
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Mark Stryker
27 days ago
Happy Birthday to Barry Harris (1929-2021). Here's an excerpt from The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit--now streaming on Prime Video--that captures his bebop mastery. A long sequence in the film goes deep on his playing and role as a legendary teacher and mentor.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWC0...
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Barry Harris: Bebop!
YouTube video by The Best of the Best: Jazz From Detroit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWC0mA6_yEw
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein đ
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I got THE BEST Chanukah gift: the new
@merriam-webster.com
! Not just America's most trusted dictionary. Also one of America's most trusted social commentators. We'd elect it president if we could. frfr Happy to report that the entry for "abide" mentions cats
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"Winter Wonderland," solo piano by Harry Connick, Jr. From "When Harry Met Sally..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZO4...
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Winter Wonderland
YouTube video by Harry Connick, Jr. - Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZO4TSNA0rg&list=RDpZO4TSNA0rg&start_radio=1
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Jonathon Owen
27 days ago
You'd better believe that if I worked for
@merriam-webster.com
I'd be voting for "dictionary" every year too.
theonion.com/merriam-webs...
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Merriam-Webster Accused Of Bias After âDictionaryâ Named Word Of The Year
SPRINGFIELD, MAâFacing intense backlash and scrutiny from critics who say the reference book publisher had failed to take all words into consideration, Merriam-Webster was accused of bias Monday after...
https://theonion.com/merriam-webster-accused-of-bias-after-dictionary-named-word-of-the-year/
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THIS.
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Wim Remysen
27 days ago
Notre mot de lâannĂ©e 2025: hallucination Bonne fin dâannĂ©e!
#langueQC
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Joshua J. Friedman
30 days ago
Attention northern word nerds: The very first Canadian Word of the Year is MAPLEWASHING!
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Shakespeare's use of flat adverbs is a helpful yardstick: 'tis bitter cold exceeding poor grievous sick noble spoken I think the point is that it was clearly understood and not viewed as ungrammatical.
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The word of the year obviously needs to be: "wherever you get your podcasts"
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"Too Marvelous for Words" on Sinatra's birthday. The song with "Webster's Dictionary" in the lyrics!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TtM...
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Frank Sinatra - Too Marvelous for Words
YouTube video by ScĂšne Poa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TtMHUJeiSc&list=RD8TtMHUJeiSc&start_radio=1
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It's Sinatra's 110th birthday anniversary today.
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Webster's Unabridged of 1934 had an entry for "Hark the Herald Angels Sing."
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A new print dictionary is the opposite of online slop...
www.merriam-webster.com/collegiate-d...
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Jon Danziger
about 1 month ago
I had my students do this - it was literally Show and Tell. And you know what? They were amazing. Their presentations were smart and insightful and personal. And they showed SO MUCH SUPPORT for one another. It was great. Now I have to go do a mandated AI âtraining.â
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'Merry' is an adverb in this case.
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Emmanuel Clement
about 1 month ago
'Let it Snow' with all the positive lines removed
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Spinning a few cuts by Gordon Goodwin tonight from 8pm EST, stream
@nepublicmedia.bsky.social
. My non-profit big band opened for Gordon's Phat Band twice, and I was able to hang and have some meals with him and the band. Great to hear such playing and writing up close.
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My first Sammy set on
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Gretchen McCulloch
about 1 month ago
Any linguists working on this topic?
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Nathan Heller
about 1 month ago
There ought to be a word for the great American tradition of generating an idea you know is ridiculous and impractical in the final countdown to a meeting, just to hold space and show that you are generating ideas. Feignstorming?
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It's the SAMMYtennial!
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"Meat" here meaning "food," a use now drifting into archaism, I suspect.
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Laura Woods
about 1 month ago
đ (respectfully)
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In 2002 I went to the "Frank Gehry: Architect" exhibit at the NYC Guggenheim. You begin at the top & walk down the spiral to see shows there, & I noticed a man giving explanations to the plans & models just ahead of us, to maybe a dozen grad students. I listened in & followed along. It was Gehry.
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Makes me think about the
@merriam-webster.com
video comparing AI with the new print edition of the Twelfth Collegiate, which has been viewed more than 20M times. It strikes a chord both because of authority (in the Benjamin sense from the quoted post) and because of authenticity.
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Megan L. Cook
about 1 month ago
Everything is going great, which is why I purchased this print immediately upon seeing it on IG:
www.etsy.com/listing/1509...
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Mary Flannery
about 1 month ago
Iâm not saying I have a problem with eating in bed but last night I *did* roll over onto something and discovered that it was a marshmallow.
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