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"Scumbag," sounds like the kind of hokey insult that would get you laughed at if you used it. When it was used in a New York Times, it got protests from some older readers, because once upon a time it meant "a used condom." Think about every time you've ...
May 24, 2012 at 22:17 | Source: io9.com
According to some funny and etymological reporting by the Baltimore Sun, the following are words you will never see on a Maryland license plate, as specified by the state’s Objectionable Plate List: The paper notes that it could not print a ...
May 22, 2012 at 15:03 | Source: Washington Post
This story comes from the Yahoo! Contributor Network, where individuals publish their unique perspectives on some of the world’s most popular websites. Apparently, according to Maher, Mitt Romney, a Mormon, secretly might have more than one wife.
May 27, 2012 at 17:41 | Source: YAHOO!
During an analysis of written communication patterns, investigators at ETH Zürich determined that positive emotional content is usually prevalent in texts. They interpreted the results as implying that a positive bias in human communication plays a huge ...
May 25, 2012 at 13:48 | Source: Softpedia
Scientists at ETH Zurich have studied the use of language, finding that words with a positive emotional content are more frequently used in written communication. This result supports the theory that social relations are enhanced by a positive bias in ...
May 24, 2012 at 16:40 | Source: EurekAlert
In Limitless, Bradley Cooper played a struggling writer who stumbles upon the secret to genius. It’s a theme that reappears in The Words, Cooper’s Sundance film about a semi-talented novelist who, in a moment of desperation, cuts some ...
May 17, 2012 at 20:52 | Source: Entertainment Weekly Online
DENVER—Denver police say an exchange of words over a parking spot led to a shot being fired. According to court records, a woman says she was standing in a parking space at the Denver Diner around 2 a.m. April 15 to hold the spot for a ...
May 26, 2012 at 00:53 | Source: Denver Post
MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Tweets, blogs, and unscripted comments often divulge signigicant information including personal traits of top management, intention to obfuscate, and subliminal enthusiasm or negativity about a company. On January 6, then ...
May 25, 2012 at 18:55 | Source: Minyanville
Khaled Holmes looked off into the distance as he talked, as if trying to recall a singular moment or an image that might help him explain everything more. “You know what I’ve kind of shared—and what everyone else has similarly shared—is that it was ...
May 23, 2012 at 23:58 | Source: Bleacherreport.com
Today's Board of Public Works meeting was about more than just big government contracts, it also became a lesson in big words. Maryland's Comptroller Peter Franchot kicked off the effort by whipping out "ratiocination," a fancier term for reasoning.
May 23, 2012 at 17:32 | Source: Baltimore Sun