Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
In language, it helps to think of word as an approximate notion.
John McWhorter • Words on the Move: Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)
the “well,” or the middle section of the magazine,
Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
With TikTok coming into the equation, these usages of the word “rizz” were spread more widely outside their natural habitat. What was once a piece of slang only accessible by certain communities became a word that could appear on anyone’s For You page on Tiktok. Once a term is exposed to the massive Tiktok user base by the algorithm, its popularity... See more
Gabriel McCarthy • Why is Our Vocabulary Changing So Much?
Hemingway offered to modify the noun with “lousy” or “lesbian,” but if anyone was ever a bitch, he said it was Gertrude Stein.