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  • TWTS: The same, just more exact

    TWTS: The same, just more exact
    2026/09/25
    Concerns about redundancy are back this week. It's the exact same thing we’ve talked about before, but this time about the expression "exact same."
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    5 分
  • TWTS: Dictionaries get glow-ups too

    TWTS: Dictionaries get glow-ups too
    2026/10/02
    The New York Times announced that the Merriam-Webster Dictionary “is wordsmaxxing” and NBC News described it as a “glow-up” of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: Why no one is "gonna Pittsburgh"

    TWTS: Why no one is "gonna Pittsburgh"
    2026/10/09
    If I say I’m gonna do it, I don’t necessarily mean I’m headed out the door right now to do it.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: A healthy dose of healthy language

    TWTS: A healthy dose of healthy language
    2026/10/23
    We can be healthy and eating an apple seems clearly healthy, and then there’s the healthy dose of salt, which may not be healthy at all.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: "Proactive" gets a reaction in advance

    TWTS: "Proactive" gets a reaction in advance
    2026/09/11
    While people may agree that being proactive is a positive trait, the word proactive can elicit some very negative reactions, so to speak.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: When "f" and "v" were sort of one

    TWTS: When "f" and "v" were sort of one
    2026/10/16
    If you know how the sound ‘f’ worked in Old English, it suddenly isn’t mysterious why the noun "leaf" with an "f" turns into "leaves" with a "v" when you make it plural
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    5 分
  • TWTS: Cat chasing pixies? There's a word for that

    TWTS: Cat chasing pixies? There's a word for that
    2026/09/04
    Is your cat running around in circles? Be advised, that kitty might be pixilated.
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    6 分
  • TWTS: Old English, new boundaries

    TWTS: Old English, new boundaries
    2026/08/28
    When we talk about Middle English, it suggests that we know when English began and when it ends.
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    5 分