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The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English by linguist Lynne Murphy is a trove of information about differences between these two versions of English. Murphy’s blog, Separated by a Common Language, is...
familismo n.—Gloss: a sense of family among Latinos. Note: Appears primarily to be used in English-language contexts and rarely in Spanish texts. «The sense of family in the Latino community is so strong academics have coined a term for...
shoobie n. a short-term visitor to the beach and shore communities of New Jersey. Editorial Note: The Dictionary of American Regional English includes the spellings of shoebe(e), shoebie, and shub(i)e. Etymological Note: As indicated in the...