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    Defunct Words and Phrases Thanks to the Coronavirus Crisis
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    A Usage Guide to Timely Phrases Beginning with “As” and Their Lowercase Abbreviations
    by Mary Laura Philpott
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    “If Mama Ain’t Happy Ain’t Nobody Happy”: Revised and Expanded
    by Kimberly Harrington
  • November 23, 2015
    The Evolution of “Netflix and Chill.”
    by Elana Spivack
  • October 1, 2015
    21 Common Phrases that Shakespeare Invented
    by Jon Plester
  • November 9, 2012
    An Open Letter to the Phrase “Having Said That.”
    by Crystal Galyean
  • August 23, 2012
    Several Phrases More Accurate Than “This Isn’t My First Rodeo.”
    by Ben Slotky
  • December 16, 2010
    Phrases I Use to Practice My Katharine Hepburn Impression
    by Anna Marquardt
  • September 17, 2009
    Phrases My Orchestra Conductor Has Said to Me That Could Get Him Fired if Said Out of Context
    by E.M. Gala
  • June 27, 2008
    Phrases I’d Rather Not Be Used at My Funeral
    by Harry Burt
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