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“Social Distancing” or “Distant Socializing”?

Posted on April 16, 2020January 21, 2025 by Robert Parks

About this word(Please share your love of language, with the social share buttons below; or with the feedback form at the bottom of the article.) In this mixed up time of the…

Creating the living vocabulary of our time – Part 1

Posted on April 15, 2020January 21, 2025 by Robert Parks

About This Word – an introduction to this feature …(Please share your love of language, with the social share buttons below; or with the feedback form at the bottom of the article.)…

About This Word: “opioid”

Posted on March 20, 2019October 25, 2019 by admin

Welcome to About This Word, where Wordsmyth showcases commentary about relevant words in the news and media our users and staff find interesting. Today’s word: “opioid,” written by Wordsmyth science writer Andrea…

About This Word: clean coal

Posted on February 12, 2019April 3, 2020 by admin

Welcome to About This Word, where Wordsmyth showcases commentary about relevant words in the news and media our users and staff find interesting. Today’s word: “clean coal,” written by Wordsmyth science writer…

About This Word: “essential”

Posted on January 30, 2019October 25, 2019 by Lynn

Welcome to About This Word, where Wordsmyth showcases commentary about relevant words in the news and media our users and staff find interesting. Today’s word: “essential.”

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