Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to 'Collegiate' dictionary

The 12th edition of “Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary” comes 22 years after the book’s last hard-copy update and amid ...
The New York Times

Book Review: ‘Like,’ by Megan C. Reynolds

Megan C. Reynolds takes on the biggest linguistic battle of our age. By Marisa Meltzer Marisa Meltzer is the author of “Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss’s Glossier.” When ...
NPR

Dude, the history behind the word dude is wild

For any child of the '80s or '90s, the word "dude" conjures up a specific vibe: a laid-back, California surfer-skater — perhaps drinking a white Russian — unbothered (or maybe unaware) of the pressing ...