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?
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8 words that show how confusing English spellings are
From rationalize to rationalise and colour to color, spelling in such a way to please everyone is as easy as herding cats.
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?