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April 14, 2020 - What happened that day?

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222285) • United States 14 Apr 20

National Dolphin Day International Moment of Laughter Day (We could all use this.) 1828 - Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary. 1902 - James Cash Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming. 1939 -...

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what i think about reading

willy6 @willy6 (498) • Jamaica 14 Jun 10

It is a great quality to have.reading is the main ability or skillthat help you in this world. Reading the one that takes you through society. reading according to the webster english dictionary is, the act of one who...

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Why even call it a warranty?

LuvBr0wn13s @LuvBr0wn13s (765) • United States 5 Jan 09

I just helped my mother pick out a new television set. After much research, we found that ecost.com beat out our local retailers by 25%. About an hour after completing the purchase, I received an e-mail from SquareTrade, a...

please be my critic:)

mskzalameda @mskzalameda (4023) • Philippines 3 Jan 09

HELLO MYLOTTERS! I am doing a project on school regarding our art appreciation class. We are asked to do a self portrait. The self portrait required is not just an ordinary portrait o yourself, it has to be very creative and...

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Do you agree with abortion?

trickjoseph @trickjoseph (197) • Philippines 23 Dec 08

There are lot of controversy about abortion. There are lot of debates about abortion. Abortion as defined by Merriam-Webster, the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of...

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If Your Name is in the Dictionary

margaux08 @margaux08 (1094) • Philippines 26 Nov 08

What if your name is in the dictionary? How would you describe it? Or how would you want to be described by Mr. Webster? This is totally whacky, and just for the sake of discussion, this is how i would like to be described:...

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read then reflect

mhagskier @mhagskier (322) • Philippines 12 Nov 08

if instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.- George MacDonald **** it isn't the great pleasure that count...

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Normal??

staysee34 @staysee34 (94) • United States 3 Nov 08

During my college years, I took a class entitled Introduction to Human Services. I learned alot from that class and still to this day carry alot of what I learned into my everyday life. The class taught me that everyone has needs...

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The Worst Book I Ever Read!

mjmlagat @mjmlagat (3170) • Philippines 27 Oct 08

You might be thinking that I'm referring to novels or other inpirational books that I've read but this time, one of the worst books I have ever encountered is a reference book: Collins Pocket Webster's Thesaurus. It is a...

Scrabble Dictionary vs. Merrian-Webster

farrpar @farrpar (3) • United States 21 Oct 08

Which do you prefer? Scrabble, with words such as Zee, Ess, and Qat, or a standard college dictionary? I wish I had a definitive side here, but I go back and forth. I will say that the Deluxe version is the only way to play.

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Government Gives Nothing Unless It Takes First

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 15 Oct 08

The late Barry Goldwater during his Presidential campaign "A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have", and "A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big...

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Calling all Webster's fanatics.

taface412 @taface412 (3175) • United States 11 Oct 08

Well I just finished my second article for Neowide and I realize my obsession is back....with the dictionary. Generally I use the dictionary to make sure not only I am using a word correctly but also to see if there are more...

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Will you be a good neighbor?

clrumfelt @clrumfelt (5597) • Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee 17 Sep 08

Ignore Merriam Webster on this one. There is a new definition of neighborliness in town. Are you going to be a "good neighbor"? http://am-yisrael-blog.blogspot.com/2008/09/seeing-through-obamanomics.html

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McCain's Mavericks Commercial, is there anything factual in this?

thegreatdebater @thegreatdebater (7316) • United States 10 Sep 08

Fist off, have you actually looked at the meaning of the word Maverick? According to Merriam-Webster dictionary Maverick is defined as: 1. an unbranded range animal; especially: a motherless calf. 2. An independent individual who...

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A Gentleman is?

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 21 Aug 08

According to Merriam-Webster the definition of a Gentleman is, among other things: a man whose conduct conforms to a high standard of propriety or correct behavior. Perhaps more helpfully Bigelow in his autobiography of...

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Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg aka Webster Lake?!

HottnBurning @HottnBurning (110) • United States 18 Aug 08

I just found out from a book that this is the "longest named place" in the USA and 6th longest in the world or something! It's located in Massachussetts and is exactly 45 letters long... That's pretty amazing if you ask me. Oh,...

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what is love?

marga143 @marga143 (4) • Philippines 28 Jul 08

webster defines love as something that each individual are able to feel before they die. it could only mean that each one of us has already experience it even now that we are still young.. from parents and frens.... what s your...

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what is love?

marga143 @marga143 (4) • Philippines 28 Jul 08

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Did you know that there are know there are new words added to the Dictionary?

generalmarcuz @generalmarcuz (279) • Philippines 12 Jul 08

They say that there are more than a hundred words added to the Webster's Dictionary. What can you say about this? Do you think it is a good thing they did?

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Mom Needs Help.

Daddy Neil @neildc (17238) • Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines 25 Jun 08

In the family of three kids, the youngest child asked the mother this question: Mom, would you tell us the difference between BEST and FAVORITE? And if I will ask you, whom is your FAVORITE among your children, big sister, big...

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