For language lovers, it’s like New Year’s, Fourth of July, and the Super Bowl all rolled into one: The brand-new online edition of the Dictionary of American Regional English. Martha and Grant explain what all the fuss is about. Plus, the debate...
Emily in Boulder, Colorado, grew up in Minnesota saying hotdish, usually one word, for dishes like tater tot hotdish, while her Iowa friend calls the same Pyrex-baked mix a casserole. Hotdish is especially a Minnesota usage, with reach into nearby...