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  1. 'Integrity,' 'pragmatic,' 'empathy' all in the weekend top 20. about 11 hours ago from web
  2. 'Rouge' in the top ten. http://tinyurl.com/yjaqwc8 From the satirical parody book? http://tinyurl.com/ylxuv4y about 11 hours ago from web
  3. In the phrase "going rogue" the word is an adjective. From the definition: "...isolated, aberrant, dangerous, or uncontrollable" about 11 hours ago from web
  4. Weekend lookups: 'rogue' number one. http://tinyurl.com/y8g5kpl We all know why. about 12 hours ago from web
  5. This week we announce the #WordoftheYear (most looked-up word in 2009). Sneak peak from the top ten: 'furlough' http://tinyurl.com/ydbz5sw about 15 hours ago from web
  6. My Merriam-Webster colleague Emily Brewster explains how to use "affect" and "effect" in this video http://tinyurl.com/yb3pxaq 10:07 AM Nov 13th from web
  7. New "Ask the Editor" videos - questions about language answered by my colleagues (and me) http://tinyurl.com/yzptskr 1:46 PM Nov 11th from web
  8. 'Fard' big on Monday http://tinyurl.com/yjvy45n Rush Limbaugh used it http://tinyurl.com/yztat4p 7:23 AM Nov 11th from web
  9. The big word on Monday was 'profligate' http://tinyurl.com/5rq7y9 7:19 AM Nov 11th from web
  10. @Fauxology Many thanks for your kind words!! 10:08 AM Nov 10th from web in reply to Fauxology
  11. More and more people are calling this "the Great Recession." http://tinyurl.com/yzchsfp Will the name stick? Only time will tell. 7:44 AM Nov 10th from web
  12. Enjoyed the Texas ESL TESOL conference - I'll be in Denver for CoTESOL later this week to introduce MWALED www.learnersdictionary.com 10:39 AM Nov 9th from web
  13. For last week, 'affect' and 'effect' shot to the top of the list -- from the video explanation at Merriam-Webster.com by my colleague Emily. 8:29 AM Nov 9th from web
  14. Other weekend words: 'bravado,' 'rogue,' 'didactic,' 'reminisce.' 8:28 AM Nov 9th from web
  15. 'Dearth' also big in weekend lookups: http://tinyurl.com/c5r8mx 8:22 AM Nov 9th from web
  16. 'Unmitigated' most looked-up over the weekend. http://tinyurl.com/yacaoyq 8:20 AM Nov 9th from web
  17. I'll be "away from my desk" for a week. See you on the other side... 8:39 AM Nov 1st from web
  18. Um. Wow. RT @languagelog Reverse English: Just in case you haven't seen this: http://bit.ly/2lLMUT 8:30 AM Nov 1st from web
  19. 'Poltroon' in the top ten http://tinyurl.com/kl25kr Another favorite word of Bill O'Reilly 1:17 PM Oct 30th from web
  20. 'Prescient' number two http://tinyurl.com/6rmoy7 (I should have known)... 1:15 PM Oct 30th from web