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Tag Archives: Words

6 words you’ve probably forgotten were short forms

Stacked Letters

In the age of tweets and Snapchat, words like napkins have become naps and words like delicious, delish. But what words were shortened before social media came along?

Posted bydyl8nkw0kOctober 27, 2016November 18, 2016Posted inLanguageTags:Abbreviations, English, Short forms, Slang, WordsLeave a comment on 6 words you’ve probably forgotten were short forms

8 words that show how confusing English spellings are

Opened Books

From rationalize to rationalise and colour to color, spelling in such a way to please everyone is as easy as herding cats.

Posted bydyl8nkw0kSeptember 1, 2016September 13, 2016Posted inLanguageTags:English, Etymology, Spelling, Words, WritingLeave a comment on 8 words that show how confusing English spellings are

10 everyday English words imported from Asia

The OED recently added 19 “Singapore English” words to their dictionary. But what other “English” words are derived from Asia?

Posted bydyl8nkw0kMay 25, 2016September 1, 2016Posted inLanguageTags:English, Etymology, OED, Singapore, Singlish, WordsLeave a comment on 10 everyday English words imported from Asia

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