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How has the spelling bee become cool?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 week agoLET’S UNPACK THAT: How the American Revolution led to formal spelling contests – and the spelling bee started a revolution of its own, one that even AI...
A new campaign wants to redefine the word ‘nature’ to include humans – here’s why this linguistic...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoDudarev Mikhail/Shutterstock What does the word nature mean to you? Does it conjure visions of wild...
10 surprising facts about The Simpsons you didn’t know
Digital Trends via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months ago20th Century Studios Few things in life are certain beyond death, taxes … and that The Simpsons may...
What is gaslighting? Labour accuses UK government of 'gaslighting' public
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoRachel Reeves is set to accuse the UK government of “gaslighting” the public about its economic...
Fact Check: Google Supposedly Changed Its Definition of 'Bloodbath' After Trump Used It in a Speech....
Snopes via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoX user @EndWokeness, pixabay.com Claim: Google "changed its definition" of "bloodbath" to push an...
The Next Tech Backlash Will Be About Hygiene
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoChatGPT logo displayed on a laptop screen and OpenAI logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Tunis, Tunisia. (Photo...
African American English, Black ASL are stigmatized. Experts say they deserve recognition
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoFor as long as she can remember, Sonja Lanehart has been fascinated by how people speak. In...
So THAT's Why We Say 'Night Night, Sleep Tight'
HuffPost UK via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoduncan1890 via Getty Images Though last year’s mass bed bug invasion may have led most of us to understand the second half of the phrase, I’m willing to...
From 'hammered' to 'bladdered', study finds Brits have 546 words for getting drunk
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoIn an old stand-up routine, comedian Michael McIntyre once argued that posh people can use any word...
What is 'yapping'? An old-school term has been reclaimed by chatty social media users.
Yahoo News· 5 months agoIf you’ve seen someone accused of “yapping” and wondered what it means, the answer isn’t...
