Just Rip the Page From the Dictionary (GenomeWeb News)
In her latest blog post, Olivia Judson suggests getting rid of the terms "Darwinism," "Darwinist," and "Darwinian." Though Charles Darwin's concepts of natural and sexual selection were staggering, his ideas are not the end-all and be-all of evolutionary theory. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Dictionary of Dorm Life (Daily Nexus)
Independence [in-dÉ-pen-dÉn(t)s] n. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Scots added to Oxford dictionary (BBC Glasgow)
A host of famous and little-known Scottish names are being added to the online Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Samuel Johnson bio shows man behind text (Asbury Park Press)
David Nokes, a prominent scholar of 18th-century English literature, takes a fresh look at Samuel Johnson, the man known as the creator of the dictionary. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Facebook protest over âforbiddenâ words in Scrabble dictionary (Times Online)
Until now an uneasy peace has prevailed between casual Scrabble players and their more serious competitive counterparts but the popularity of internet versions of the board game has caused the two cultures to clash. us.rd.yahoo.com |