Read more words stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19906/words.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:49:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72031/words-men-must-not-say.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGrown men should not say “mommy.” Or, for that matter, “tummy” or “belly button.” These things should be self-evident, but in case they aren’t, here’s Esquire ’s list of words and phrases men just shouldn’t utter. Some are offensive, some overused, and some just plain unbecoming: Reach out (unless you...http://www.newser.com/story/72031/words-men-must-not-say.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 14:57:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61497/web-20-is-englishs-millionth-word.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe millionth word to enter the English lexicon is pure geek-speak, the Telegraph reports: Web 2.0 was entered this morning by Global Language Monitor, which recognizes words once they’ve appeared 25,000 times in the media, blogs, and social websites. The linguistic cataloger estimates that a new word is...http://www.newser.com/story/61497/web-20-is-englishs-millionth-word.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 15:48:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53494/web-dictionary-plans-to-outdo-print-cousins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEver stumbled across an unfamiliar word and wondered not only what it means, but what it looks and sounds like? Or what other words it appears alongside most often, and how many times it’s been used in print this year? The revolutionary new dictionary Wordnik, set to go online this...http://www.newser.com/story/53494/web-dictionary-plans-to-outdo-print-cousins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Mar 2009 17:32:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51860/oldest-english-words-include-two-three-but-not-four.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"I," "we," "two," and "three" have existed for tens of thousands of years, making them among the oldest words in the English language, new research reveals. Computer analysis of Indo-European languages helped isolate "the ways we think words change and their ability to change into other words," a researcher tells...http://www.newser.com/story/51860/oldest-english-words-include-two-three-but-not-four.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Feb 2009 13:59:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46843/english-language-nears-1m-words.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf your New Year’s resolution is never to use the words “change,” “bailout,” and “Phelpsian” again, you’ll get some help on or about April 29, when the English language will acquire its millionth word—or so says a Texas-based group that tracks such things. But, as Ruth Walker notes in...http://www.newser.com/story/46843/english-language-nears-1m-words.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Jan 2009 16:58:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39110/dictionary-gives-rare-words-one-last-chance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Collins English Dictionary is giving rarely used words a last chance before they are dumped from the new edition, Time reports. Language lovers were outraged at plans to exuviate (shed) words like oppugnant (combative), so the editors have made public a list of 24 candidates for deletion. If the...http://www.newser.com/story/39110/dictionary-gives-rare-words-one-last-chance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Oct 2008 8:49:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36124/c-e-r-t-a-i-n-scrabble-winners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSure, Bart Simpson could fake it at Scrabble—but for those of us playing against a wit sharper than Homer's, here are some gems Mental Floss magazine dug up that actually mean something: Cwm: A valley created by glacial shifts. Adz: An axe-like woodworking tool. Xu: The currency of Vietnam.http://www.newser.com/story/36124/c-e-r-t-a-i-n-scrabble-winners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 Aug 2008 10:01:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31835/eat-drink-be-merry-with-dictionarys-newest-adds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Merriam-Webster dictionary has added nearly 100 new words based on frequency of use in the American lexicon, the AP reports. "If somebody is using it to convey a specific idea and that idea is successfully conveyed in that word, it's ready to go in the dictionary," said an editor....http://www.newser.com/story/31835/eat-drink-be-merry-with-dictionarys-newest-adds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Jul 2008 15:52:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29660/news-writers-should-strive-to-write-as-much-as-possible-says-tribune-co.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Tribune Co., which as you have probably guessed is the company that produces the Chicago Tribune, among other newspapers, is bringing a revolution, or a big change, to the news business. Tribune Co.’s Chief Operating Officer, Randy Michaels, has decided to start measuring productivity by word count, and...http://www.newser.com/story/29660/news-writers-should-strive-to-write-as-much-as-possible-says-tribune-co.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Jun 2008 15:47:03 CDT