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And that includes being able to say the word “nigger” publicly and out loud again. The response to Shiloh Hendrix, a grown white woman and mother from Minnesota, is instructive. Earlier this ...
Remember when Donald Trump discovered the word “groceries” and then felt he had to teach us what it meant? “It’s such an old-fashioned term but a beautiful term: groceries,” he said on ...
TODAY’S WORD — LUXURIATE (LUXURIATE: luk-SHUR-ee-ate: To indulge oneself.) Average mark 42 words Time limit 60 minutes Can you find 53 or more words in LUXURIATE? TODAY’S WORD — LUXURIATE ...
Although it's tough to say that this short story was really created by Papa Hemingway, the concept of a six-word story has stuck in the collective unconscious. And now, the oldest and longest ...
The pain it describes is far more common than we care to admit. Today, the word "incel" conjures images of angry online forums, misogyny and even mass violence. But it didn't start that way.
TODAY’S WORD — SHRIVEL (SHRIVEL: SHRIV-ul: To draw into wrinkles, especially with a loss of moisture.) Average mark 18 words Time limit 30 minutes Can you find 28 or more words in SHRIVEL?
Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to ...
In 1972, comedian George Carlin delivered one of the most iconic bits in stand-up history: “Seven Dirty Words You Can’t Say on Television.” It was a profanity-laced masterclass in satire ...
The sixth word Christ utters from the cross brings us to the death of the Lord Jesus, crucified for our sake. “It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until ...
As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents.