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phrases
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April 7, 2020Defunct Words and Phrases Thanks to the Coronavirus Crisis
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March 7, 2017A Usage Guide to Timely Phrases Beginning with “As” and Their Lowercase Abbreviations
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November 16, 2016“If Mama Ain’t Happy Ain’t Nobody Happy”: Revised and Expanded
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November 23, 2015The Evolution of “Netflix and Chill.”
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October 1, 201521 Common Phrases that Shakespeare Invented
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November 9, 2012An Open Letter to the Phrase “Having Said That.”
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August 23, 2012Several Phrases More Accurate Than “This Isn’t My First Rodeo.”
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December 16, 2010Phrases I Use to Practice My Katharine Hepburn Impression
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September 17, 2009Phrases My Orchestra Conductor Has Said to Me That Could Get Him Fired if Said Out of Context
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June 27, 2008Phrases I’d Rather Not Be Used at My Funeral
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November 13, 2018If People Talked to Other Professionals the Way They Talk to Teachers
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