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No one is quite sure when the first letter to the editor appeared in a newspaper. While opinion pieces have been around since the first words were recorded, the letter to the editor in the form we ...

SCRIBE STATUE. FOUND: Lagash, Iraq. CULTURE: Sumerian. DATE: ca. 2400 B.C. LANGUAGE: Sumerian. In early 2016, hundreds of media outlets around the world reported that a set of recently deciphered ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

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Along with simple shortenings such as n. or num., one of the more curious methods is the number sign or hash symbol, #. And as that symbol gradually simplified and merged together over time, our ...

In a move that perfectly captures the digital chaos of modern communication, Dictionary.com has chosen “67” as its Word of the Year for 2025. The decision reflects how quickly internet slang, memes, ...

The defining expression of 2025, "67," has been crowned Word of the Year by an unnamed source. This viral, meaningless number, originating from a song lyric, has become a generational inside joke and ...

Teenagers are likely to be the most familiar with the 2025 Word of the Year. Dictionary.com announced Wednesday that the slang term “67” has been chosen for the honor, which is meant to reflect “the ...