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Oxford University Press has released its shortlist for the 2024 word of the year. Here's how to cast your vote.
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Google informed me: “The F-word is an English word generally considered profane.” But now that Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary made “F-bomb” one of the around 100 additions it makes each year, ...
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