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What All Those Ladywords Really Mean
Shift Buzz Ladyblog, ladyparts, ladybag — so many words have “lady” in front of them these days that it's hard to remember what this rapidly proliferating ladylanguage means (and why it even exists). But, good news! I have unearthed a Lady Dictionary to guide you through all your readings of women-oriented things on the internet.
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Can You Count The Number Of F's In This Sentence?
Culture Buzz Count each F once in the passage below…
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Apparently This Is How You Pronounce McDonald's
Culture Buzz An instructional video on how to pronounce the McDonald's glyph. I guess I feel informed, but moreover I feel like I'm going to have nightmares tonight.
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14 Most Baffling Words Banned By Pakistan
Culture Buzz Next time you're in Karachi, don't even consider texting about how the Wu-Tang Clan is so creamy. The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority will soon begin filtering over 1,500 words from mobile SMS in an effort to block spam. The list includes some head scratchers.
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25 Words You Probably Can’t Pronounce
Culture Buzz This post will blow your mind. (via bobbyfinger.tumblr.com)
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Video: Turtle Channels A Hamster
This silly turtle wants to be a hamster. Or he's looking for a more efficient means of travel. Either way, I'm not sure this is going to work out.
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Video: Desperately Seeking Symmetry
The same people who brought us, “Words,” are back with a short called “Symmetry,” based off Radiolab's episode, “Desperately Seeking Symmetry.” They juxtapose two ideas next to each other to induce a range of emotions from unsettling to satisfying, for example a couple making love in bed next to turtles having sex. It's thought provoking and beautifully filmed.
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OMG & LOL Added To The Dictionary
Culture Buzz [sniff] This is a proud moment for BuzzFeed. OMG and LOL have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Maybe now our Grandmas will understand what we do here.
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Image: Cat Got Neck
It keeps going and going and going and going. Prepare to be mesmerized. [Update! A lot of users have been emailing us to request this animated gif, so we're putting it back on the front page. Enjoy!]
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Super Definition Generator
Culture Buzz Don't you hate it when you look up a word in the dictionary and have to look up more words because the definition is convoluted? Never fear! The Super Definition Generator is here.
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Video: Words
Words is a great short film developed by Will Merchant and Daniel Hoffman, both members of Everynone. Every time you see this short film, feels like you need to see again, because everything happens so fast.
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Video: Words
This video, created by Will Hoffman and Daniel Mercadante, beautifully shows our use of words and their diversity. It was created to accompany Radiolab's Words episode, which is definitely worth a listen.
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Image: Most Looked-Up NYT Words
Here is a list of words so tricky that NYT.com readers can't nod their heads vaguely and pretend to know what in fuck is being said. I'm surprised shibboleth is in the Top Ten; I thought Aaron Sorkin had schooled us pretty thoroughly on that one.
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The One-Millionth English Word
Culture Buzz Apparently somebody has been keeping track, and we are just weeks away from adding the one-millionth word to the English language. Congrats, everybody! Except the top contenders are horrible things like “defriend” and “noob.” Which basically means Shakespeare is going to come back from the dead to kill us all.
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Link: Deepleap
A fun, simple word game to help while away your Saturday night of drinking alone at home.
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A.P.: FACT CHECK: Obama’s words on home aid ring hollow….
We track the battle between left-wing and right-wing sites on important news topics. At 8:36am on February 26, 2009. we detected breaking news about “A.P.: FACT CHECK: Obama’s words on home aid ring hollow….”. This page shows the headlines about “A.P.: FACT CHECK: Obama’s words on home aid ring hollow….” from both sides.
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Link: Save The Words
A beautiful and deeply nerdy site that urges you to “adopt” a rarely used archaic word and use it in conversation to prevent it from vanishing from the English language. Overcome your pigritude and learn something today!
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