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‘Dictionary of American Regional English’ nearly complete and tweets

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Kevin

If you’re interested in American dialect words, look no further than the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE). The nearly completed multi-volume dictionary (with Volume I, A–C released in 1985 and Volume V, Slab–Z due in 2011 [Fall 2010 newsletter]) … Continue reading →

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‘The Extensive Hip Hop Rhyming Dictionary’: Phrasal rhymes

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Kevin

If you’ve been here to Language and Humor Blog before, you may have noticed a certain lack of roadway license. Er, street cred. That’s all about to change with this post about The Extensive Hip Hop Rhyming Dictionary (On-line Records, … Continue reading →

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2007 US words of the year, vote for Australia’s

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Kevin

In addition to the already posted locavore from the New Oxford American Dictionary (Vote for Webster’s 2007 Word of the Year; Visual Dictionary) and w00t! from Merriam-Webster (Merriam-Webster’s 2007 Word of the Year), the latter from an online poll: Webster’s … Continue reading →

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