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Le Geek, C’est Chic
blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2013/05/le-geek-cest-chic/
Leetspeak ain’t for n00bs, and other word geekery: http://t.co/bsRNC025uI #geek
Definition of eggcorn in Oxford Dictionaries (British & World English)
oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/eggcorn
An 'eggcorn' is a word or phrase that results from a mishearing or misinterpretation of another. Find out more: http://t.co/vx3v6KaRt7
Split infinitives - Oxford Dictionaries Online
oxforddictionaries.com/words/split-infinitives
To split or 'to not split'? What are split infinitives and what's wrong with them anyway? Read more: http://t.co/3gLgso9Z0w
Le Geek, C’est Chic
blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2013/05/le-geek-cest-chic/Definition of leporine in Oxford Dictionaries (British & World English)
oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/leporine
Word of the Day: leporine - of or resembling a hare or hares..
Definition of secretagogue in Oxford Dictionaries (British & World English)
oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/secretagogue
In case you missed it early... Word of the Day: secretagogue - a substance which promotes secretion..
A limerick competition for Mother’s Day: win an iPod Touch
blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2013/05/limerick-competition/
Have you entered our limerick competition yet? You've got until Thursday 23 May at 3pm BST to enter
Why did the zebra cross the road? The language of driving in the US and UK
blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2013/03/why-did-the-z...e-road-the-language-of-driving-in-the-us-and-uk/
20 May 1899 saw the first US speeding arrest: a driver going at 12mph. Read about US/UK driving terms here: http://t.co/SJ6LJfCHNJ
Jargon buster - Oxford Dictionaries Online
oxforddictionaries.com/words/jargon-buster/
Struggling with grammatical terms? Have a look at our jargon buster: http://t.co/pBWHPwaIyw
Peppers, particles, pain, and the weird words that measure them
blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2013/05/measuring/
Celebrate #WorldMetrologyDay by reading about peppers, particles, pain, and the weird words that measure them: http://t.co/PQZmrgeFeo
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