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Tag: linguistics

Ismo helps Merriam-Webster  decipher the English language
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Ismo helps Merriam-Webster decipher the English language

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019

Finnish stand-up comedian ISMO performed on Conan a year ago, and his bit about the complicated nature of the word “ass” racked up more than 3 million YouTube views. The Merriam-Webster dictionary people hope Ismo can help enliven even more of the English language, so they asked him to break down …

Going Hollywood: Meet Zach Sherwin
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Going Hollywood: Meet Zach Sherwin

August 18, 20151

Photo of Zach Sherwin by Mindy Tucker People were going Hollywood long before Bing Crosby starred in the 1933 film musical Going Hollywood. Certainly, though, countless unknowns have packed their bags and moved to Los Angeles in the years and decades since then, hoping for show business to discover them …

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