Topic: Merriam-Webster Inc.
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Bestselling books the week of 12/13/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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10 most-looked-up words of 2012, according to Merriam Webster
Here are the 10 words that most often sent Americans to the dictionary in 2012.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/10/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/3/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 3/22/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 1/12/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 1/5/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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So, just where is this omnibus taking us?
The Monitor's language columnist ponders how a word that once referred to horse-drawn carriages now refers to legislative packages with something for everyone.
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Verbal Energy The connection makes all the difference
Once again, the ways that computers talk to one another provide useful metaphors for human interactions.
12/13/2011 02:55 pm -
Bestselling books the week of 12/1/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
11/30/2011 12:18 pm -
'Swag' joins waste, fraud, and abuse
A presidential order calling for the government to trim spending has cast the spotlight on an old term with a new meaning.
11/29/2011 08:19 am -
Verbal Energy Calling it a day in the 24/7 workplace
The Monitor's language columnist turns to a radio metaphor as she looks for a new term to signal the end of the workday.
10/18/2011 04:57 pm -
Should 'bromance' really be in the dictionary? Merriam-Webster thinks so.
Merriam-Webster has included 'bromance' and 'fist bump' among 150 other new words in its new collegiate dictionary. The words are a compendium of American culture, linguists say.
08/25/2011 08:12 pm -
Verbal Energy No violets shrinking among attorneys general
The appointment of a former chief law officer to a new post in Washington provides a reminder of the enduring influence French has on English.
08/05/2011 01:00 pm -
National Spelling Bee: 275 students vie (vye? vigh?) to make semifinals
The Scripps National Spelling Bee, shown Wednesday on ESPN-3, is under way, with 275 grade-schoolers battling it out in preliminary rounds. By Thursday, just 50 will be be left spelling.
06/01/2011 06:05 pm -
Verbal Energy Stop the press! It's no news conference ...
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's first-ever official session with reporters was a reminder just how useful a term 'the press' still is.
05/27/2011 12:49 pm -
Verbal Energy Intransitive verbs and the campus shortcut
A sentence in a technical manual reminds the Monitor's language columnist how usage changes under pressures of time and space.
02/28/2011 03:11 pm -
Horizons New Verizon iPhone? Download these free apps right away.
Verizon iPhone handsets go on sale across the country today. So which free apps should Verizon iPhone owners download?
02/10/2011 05:52 pm -
Bestselling books the week of Feb. 3, 2011, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
02/01/2011 03:57 pm -
Bestselling books the week of 1/27/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
01/26/2011 03:16 pm -
Bestselling books the week of 1/13/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
01/12/2011 03:57 pm -
The Vote Sarah Palin speaks of 'blood libel.' Really?
Sarah Palin, former GOP vice-presidential candidate, charged journalists and pundits with 'blood libel' for linking political rhetoric with the shooting of US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others.
01/12/2011 02:44 pm -
Bestselling books the week of 12/30/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
12/29/2010 03:20 pm -
Word of the year 2010: 'Austerity' beats 'socialism' as Webster's word of the year
Word of the year: Austerity, the 14th century noun defined as "the quality or state of being austere" and "enforced or extreme economy," set off enough searches that Merriam-Webster named it as its Word of the Year for 2010, the dictionary's editors announced Monday.
12/20/2010 01:09 pm -
Bestselling books the week of 12/16/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
12/15/2010 05:29 pm -
Bestselling books the week of 12/9/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
12/08/2010 06:10 pm -
Bestselling books the week of 12/2/10, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent booksellers across America.
12/03/2010 05:24 pm -
Economist Mom Why is 'entitlement' a dirty word?
Call entitlements what you like. The US isn't charging enough for membership for this rewards program.
07/21/2010 12:25 am -
MacGruber? Nah, we like MacGyver. Here's MacGyver's top 5 stunts
In honor of MacGyver, here's a listing of his top five coolest and most random stunts.
05/21/2010 10:32 am -
Sports in the US: Year-round madness
From the bracketology of March Madness to ESPN Everything, sports has become one of the most pervasive forces in American culture. Is it a great unifying force or a sign of misplaced priorities?
04/03/2010 11:10 am
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