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Who needs a dictionary when you’ve got a For You page?

#language

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Algorithm On Fleek: How TikTok is Transforming the English Language
It seems as though everything happens faster on the internet. Each week brings a dizzying parade of new memes, fads, and slang words that evaporate as quickly as they materialize. It can be hard to…
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July 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Why use floccinaucinihilipilification in a sentence? Because if you can’t be emotionally stable, you can at least be lexically intimidating.

#language #longestwords

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The Longest Long Words List
Don't read this if you have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (fear of long words).
www.merriam-webster.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Mateo just entered the top 10 baby names. Looks like he's making a name for himself—literally.

#naming #babynames

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Liam and Olivia dominate — again — with top baby names for a sixth year in a row
Liam and Olivia have, for a sixth year together, topped the list of names for babies born in the U.S. in 2024.
apnews.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Warning: Reading this list of beautiful words may cause excessive loquaciousness, mild eunoia, and spontaneous sesquipedalianism. Proceed at your own lexical risk.

#language #beautifulwords

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The Most Beautiful Words in the English Language, According to Linguists
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder — or in this case, the linguist. Find out what some experts consider to be the most beautiful English words.
wordsmarts.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Google’s AI is cooking up idioms like a robot that’s never seen a kitchen. Let’s not put all our forks in one toaster.

#idioms #language

www.tomsguide.com/ai/google-is...
Google AI is now hallucinating idioms — these are the 5 most hilarious we found
Never put a tiger in a Michelin-star kitchen
www.tomsguide.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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We're delighted to announce that ranking and review site @TheManifest has recognized Catchword with a 7th annual award for excellence as a #naming company.
Our deepest thanks for all our clients who graciously took the time to leave a review. You all rock!

#branding #creativeagency
April 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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#Coachella could have been Conchilla. Who knew?

#naming #branding
www.npr.org/2025/04/16/n...
Word of the Week: Coachella began as a typo. Here's what happened next
When you think of Coachella, you probably picture the festival. But there's much more to know about the place it calls home.
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Good move, almost. Because proper nouns in English are always capitalized (the company even uses the capital A in its communications), the lowercase "aberdeen" is a needless complication.
See our review of the original name change: shorturl.at/RL2ns

#branding #naming
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Can we buy a vowel? Name review of Abrdn
It’s hard to make a financial services company sound young and edgy. But is “young and edgy” really what you want from the people holding your financial future in their hands? The financial services c...
shorturl.at
April 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Some Canadian companies are rethinking their American name. When you tie your brand to an entity you can't control, you risk being pulled down with it. Fortunately, looks like these cos are doing fine after reassuring customers that they're 100% Maple
#branding #naming
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Boston Pizza, New York Fries: Tariff war tests Canadian companies with U.S. names
Canada’s tariff war with the U.S. has many homegrown companies hoping customers remember there’s more to them than their names.
www.ctvnews.ca
April 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Other languages out here calling pie charts ‘cheese wheels’ and ‘cake diagrams’ while English just… settles. Step up your game, data nerds.

#naming #piecharts

blog.duolingo.com/names-for-pi...
Delicious names for "pie charts" in other languages
Pie charts have different names in other languages—and many of them are based on foods! Here are some of the most delicious.
blog.duolingo.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Some of these place names are so long, you’d run out of breath before finishing your GPS voice command.

#naming #namesofplaces

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Map Of The Longest Place Names In Europe - Brilliant Maps
The map above shows the location of places with the longest names in Europe. Here's the full list:
brilliantmaps.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Someone just paid $34,000 for Twitter's 560-pound bird logo. That's one expensive tweet!

#naming #branding #twitterlogo #logo

www.engadget.com/social-media...
The 560-pound Twitter logo has sold for $34,000
Twitter may be dead, but the 12-foot tall bird logo from its San Francisco headquarters can be yours forever if you have enough money.
www.engadget.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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My cat says 'meow,' but according to this, she might also be saying 'miau,' 'nya,' or plotting world domination in 21 languages.

#language #meow

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How do animals sound across languages?
Analyzing animal onomatopoeia across languages can demystify how we shape sound into meaning.
pudding.cool
March 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Emma and Liam: the peanut butter & jelly of sibling names. Classic, popular, and everywhere

#names #babynames

www.babycenter.com/baby-names/a...
More than 1 in 5 sibling names start with the same letter
If you're debating what to name baby #2 (or #3 or #4), you'll want to keep these common naming patterns in mind.
www.babycenter.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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We've done it again! Nine years at #1 — The Top Naming Company of 2025!
March 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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PSA: If your name is David, don't split up, don't check the weird noise, and definitely don't say 'I'll be right back.'

#naming #HorrorMovieLogic

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...
Warning: if your name is David, you won’t survive a horror movie
A survey has revealed the most likely characters to be killed off before the end credits. Actors would be ill-advised to take on any Davids, Hollys or Dicks
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Blue: the color of Picasso’s paintings, sad country songs, and your jeans that haven’t been washed in weeks.

#naming #branding #blue

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/t...
Why Are We So Obsessed With Blue?
The color has an unshakable hold on musicians, artists and writers.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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#babynames have shifted in #Ukraine since the war began, with a spike for some, like Stefania (inspired by the Eurovision-winning Ukrainian song), and the appearance of new ones, like Javelina (from the US Javelin anti-tank system).

#naming #personalispolitical
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How the war affects the choice of names for children in Ukraine: new trends — Fact-News.com.ua
У цій статті на сайті ФАКТ ви зможете ознайомитися з: How the war affects the choice of names for children in Ukraine: new trends. Прочитайте, щоб отримати актуальну інформацію та корисні факти!
fact-news.com.ua
March 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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When your last name is 'Null' and every computer thinks you don’t exist… Talk about the ultimate ghosting.

#naming #404LastNameNotFound

www.wsj.com/lifestyle/nu...
When Your Last Name Is Null, Nothing Works
The word, used by computer scientists to mean “no value,” has created long-running challenges
www.wsj.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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How To Craft Content and Design for a Cohesive Brand Strategy | Clutch.co

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Clutch - The Leading Marketplace for Finding Business Services
Clutch is your one-stop-shop to search, find, and decide on business service providers. Read verified reviews from 280K+ global providers to find the right fit.
Clutch.co
March 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Europe, but it’s just a bunch of Johns. Forget Julius Caesar—John conquered everything.

#naming #JohnTakeover

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The Name "John" in Different European Languages - Brilliant Maps
Map found on redditThe map above shows some of the ways you can say the name John in various European languages, however it's far from exhaustive.
brilliantmaps.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Turns out, your ancestors had a lot to say—literally. Scientists just linked ancient human DNA to the spread of Indo-European languages. Basically, history’s longest game of telephone.

#language

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/s...
Ancient DNA Points to Origins of Indo-European Language
A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and hundreds of others.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Think you’ve got a silver tongue? Scientists say THIS is the hardest tongue twister ever. Give it a shot and let us know if you can say it 3 times fast!

#tonguetwisters #language

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The Hardest Tongue Twister in English Is...
Tongue twisters are those delightfully tricky phrases or verses that are designed to challenge the articulation and coordination of speech. The hardest tongue twister is packed with sequences of simil...
people.howstuffworks.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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In the ever-evolving world of AI, names are everything. Catchword team member Katy Steinmetz dives deep into the conversation with insightful branding commentary.

#naming #branding #AI

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Why everything is so very ‘deep’ now
As AI and tech explode, have we reached peak “deep”?
www.washingtonpost.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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When you need Urban Dictionary just to figure out if you’ve been called cool or cancelled. Mewing, Beta Maxing, Gigachad, Baddie: Parents Are Drowning in New Lingo.

#Language #lingo #slang

www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
Mewing, Beta Maxing, Gigachad, Baddie: Parents Are Drowning in New Lingo
Every generation has its own slang. But the youngest generations have taken things to a dizzying new level, giving new meaning to “parents just don’t understand.”
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM