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You know its bad when the dictionary comes to argue. (lemm.ee)
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BTW, check merriam-webster's bluesky. Its really good.

TranscriptA tweet saying "It took me 19 years to figure out NEWS stands for "notable events, weather and sports" πŸ€”". It has a reply from Merriam-Webster saying "No."

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

That's not an argument, that's just contradiction.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I think the dictionary has the authority to just contradict misinformation about etymology.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

It depends which one. Only the Oxford English Dictionary does. Websters is full of spelling mistakes :)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

No, it isn’t.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

Thank you, Webster.