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Made in America: The Ridiculous History of 'OK'

The fad for abbreviations like LOL is nothing new. In fact, this trend in the 1840s spawned the greatest abbreviation of all, "OK." ....

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Frozen Rope – A Way with Words, a fun radio show and podcast about language

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Remembering Former Sun Editor in Chief Allan Metcalf '61

Allan Metcalf ’61 linguist, dialectologist and professor of English and Journalism passed away earlier this year on February 24. Friends and family remembered Metcalf as kind, open-minded, passionate and accomplished, with a life-long love of words. ....

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Shank of the Evening – A Way with Words, a fun radio show and podcast about language

What time is it if it's the crack of chicken? When exactly is the shank of the evening? How do you pronounce the word spelled H-O-V-E-R? Did Warren G. ....

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MacMurray Homecoming Organizers Needing Head Count for Paid Events by June 2

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