Over the next week Erin McKean, co-founder of wordnik.com and former editor of the Oxford American Dictionary, will discuss the buzz-worthy words you hear in the news and on the street.
Today: How "to sanction" and "to impose sanctions" can mean two opposite things. Plus, it's World Dictionary Day. Wordnik is tweeting a cool word each hour. How are you celebrating?
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Lisha N it's "Wordy Rappinghood" by the "Tom Tom Club."
Great show. What was the song that ended the Dictionary segment? Something about "eat your words"? Thanks!
i was surprised your guest calls herself a word geek when she had such a beautiful opportunity to be a "word nerd"
Sanction is like cleave. One can cleave to a friend's bosom or cleave the flesh off your enemies.
Thanks for this guest Brian. Saw her TED talk and fell in love. She should get with James Mcwhatsisname or Ammon Shea and have linguist babies who don't police languages. yaay
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