NatureMC, to translator
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For some time now, I've noticed that is increasingly hallucinating. I sometimes use it for complex, complicated sentences or to check my wording. More often now, I get commonplace verbs, if I emphasise something in a word, formulate it sarcastically, or very critically. Another thing that utterly gets on my nerves is . The thing is trained patriarchal straight.
Deepl is still the best I know but these kinds of mistakes are increasing.

NatureMC,
@NatureMC@mastodon.online avatar

@wernerprise Although I write and speak BE, my favourite dictionary is also #MerriamWebster! I do love their wordplay section where you can learn #words they never teached you in school.🤭 https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/rare-and-amusing-insults-volume-3

MacNaBracha, to Gaeilge
@MacNaBracha@mastodon.scot avatar

Never mind Siobhan, Merriam-Webster should mind its language and remember that English is not the only window on the world.

PaulSmith, to n64
@PaulSmith@ohai.social avatar

I was reading an old 64 Magazine courtesy of @OutofPrintArchive and ran across this word. It was the first time I had run into this word and was interested to read the etymology and current usage. I find it funny that the dictionary lists it as British English but then shows three usages of the word in American publications. 🤷‍♂️

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whinge

CultureDesk, (edited ) to languagelearning
@CultureDesk@flipboard.social avatar

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year is "authentic." The team who made the choice say that this year it saw a substantial increase in lookups, thanks to conversations around AI and celebrity culture. There were several other words that generated buzz in 2023. Which of the following didn't make the list?

https://flip.it/xokW.Z

#Words #Language #2023WordoftheYear #WordoftheYear #MerriamWebster

tcely, to ukteachers
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GrimmReality, to random
@GrimmReality@beige.party avatar

NEW WORD: Dumbderful. It quite specifically replaces "wonderful" in any common-ish context, like say the delightful xmas ditty that now becomes "It's the most dumbderful time of the year."

Start using this in the course of normal conversation, please.

Kurious1,

@GrimmReality I see no relevant reason to add this word to the current English language.

#merriamwebster #oxford

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