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People take part in a protest to protect the investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in New York City, U.S., November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon - RC194B7E1860

JUSTICE FOR ALL

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year reflects how turbulent politics was in 2018

"Single-use," the Collins Dictionary 2018 speaks to our attempts to wrestle some control over environmental damage.

The Collins Dictionary word of the year shows how desperate we are to be better people

17 things to search for on Google’s 20th birthday

A competitor takes part in the World Scrabble Championships in London.

“Ew,” “yowza,” and other new Scrabble words to up your game

A group of Catholic school girls look at their phones as they wait on the route that Pope Francis will take later in the day near St. Patricks Cathedral in New York September 24, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - GF10000219774

The Oxford English Dictionary is opening its gates to teenage slang—via Twitter

No más.

Bilingual authors are challenging the practice of italicizing non-English words

THROUGH A GLASS DANKLY

“Dank” is the new umami

OED dictionary mansplain

Dictionary-makers found the first known use of “mansplain”

Girl scared by petting zoo

A new book teaches kids of the internet age all the “lost words” from nature and outdoor play

Oliver Twist origins of fake news

You can probably thank 18th-century British thieves for the “fake” in “fake news”