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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026

Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.

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Kory Stamper @korystamper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Pro tip! The less you post about "Lake America," the less written evidence of its use there is, and the less likely any reputable dictionary company will enter it into their dictionaries. ONLY *YOU* CAN PREVENT BAD LEXICOGRAPHY

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The Onion @theonion.com · 28/08/2026

Nation’s Overthinkers Convene To Determine What That’s Supposed To Mean theonion.com/nation-s-overthinkers-…

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 19/08/2026

People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.

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maryjanzen.bsky.social @maryjanzen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

dystopian hyperaware log on peacenik salsa (1962)

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Group of well dressed people admiring a cat. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Black-and-white photo of a couple dozen light skinned people all wearing dressed up outdoor clothing. They are all standing outside in a scrubby field as of about to pose for a group portrait, but they’re all looking down at a small tabby cat that sits right in front of the group and looks calmly back at them.

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Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The single funniest word in cinema is "Sedagive?"

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maryjanzen.bsky.social @maryjanzen.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

We word nerds call this type of headline (this one from a weather page) a "garden path" headline. My immediate response was: gulf bears?

Gulf bears watching for tropical activity with flash flood risk

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John Kelly @mashedradish.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I think some of the greatest delights in the business of etymology are words—especially everyday words—whose origins we just don’t know. So, this year, I’ll do an etymological Advent calendar on this theme: words with origins that are obscure, uncertain, or otherwise unknown.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

In hindsight, all the problems started when we moved away from hand-written library catalog cards.

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maryjanzen.bsky.social @maryjanzen.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

An oldy but a goody featuring our local campus

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The Onion @theonion.com · 13/06/2025

From The Archives: God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule theonion.com/god-ang...

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GONZO the Ca'at @gonzo.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

gotto mindmeld with this heer hoorta , this mite take an while

Orange and white cat perched on a giant beanbag filled fluffy grey dog bed that has a toy pizza on it's side

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Very British Problems @soverybritish.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

“At least it can't get any worse” Well done, you just set the universe a challenge it can't refuse.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 25/03/2025

In ancient Ireland, attaining the highest level of poet entitled you to wear a cloak of crimson feathers and carry a wand. ...just in case anyone is looking for a mid-career pivot.

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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Anyway it’s so weird that all these end stage things are happening but all we still have to do regular chores and get dental care and stuff

an orange cat is in a sunbeam with his mouth open yelling a whole conversation

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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

we need to bring back words like wastrel, rogue, ruffian, ne’er-do-well. there is an epidemic of miscreants doing shenanigans and we have lost the vocabulary to describe them.

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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I am sure she knows what she’s doing and it’s none of my business. Don’t worry about it

a tortoiseshell cat has squeezed into a narrow gap behind a row of computers to examine the cables and USB wireless mouse receiver thingies. Don’t worry about it

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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

It struck me today that every work of dystopian fiction I've ever read involves a future without books. Maybe that's all it takes.

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Work Memes @workmemes.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

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maryjanzen.bsky.social @maryjanzen.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Our choral society performed this today. OK not in a cathedral but rather a high school auditorium in a univ. town, but still moving. youtu.be/7KvrbYZB2vY?...

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#16 O Magnum Mysterium, Morten Lauridsen King's College Cambridge 2009

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