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Great Big Beautiful List of Useless Words, Vol. 2
Great Big Beautiful List of Useless Words, Vol. 2
May 30
5
1
Reading Is Childโs Play
Why we need to be children again
May 16
9
Wait Till You Get a Load of This
The toll of till, 'til and til
May 2
6
April 2026
Yes, the Pope Was Pontificating
Spoiler alert: thatโs his job. From tyrant to lord: what leadership words remember that leaders forget
Apr 18
13
2
The Old Serendipity Shop
Fight the algorithm with a digital-analog approximation
Apr 4
9
1
March 2026
Musically Speaking
Musical terms that have crept into our vocabulary
Mar 21
5
Whisky Tango Foxtrot โ The Alphabet of War
History is full of small inventions that quietly shape the modern world โ including the words pilots still use in the middle of war.
Mar 7
7
2
February 2026
The Beauty That Words Hold
A small rebellion against ugliness
Feb 21
8
3
Lost Words, Found Hypocrisies
A glossary of forgotten biblical terms for the age of performative piety. Or, "Let us prey."
Feb 7
10
3
3
January 2026
A Small Dictionary of Dishonor
Civilized Words for Uncivil Acts
Jan 24
13
1
Banished Words for 2026
My bad
Jan 10
10
December 2025
A Yearโs Worth of Word Nerdiness
A lexical stroll through 2025
Dec 27, 2025
9
3
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