Who knows that Sir Henry Morton Stanley, coiner of the famous phrase above, had women in his party when he crossed Africa in 1877? Or that one of his...
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Historical thesaurus outdated already, but never mind, think positive
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Thursday, October 29, 2009 | 2:21 PM
Just to show how quickly a dictionary can be (ever so slightly) outdated, a new word has arrived already.It is OBAMUAnd the Japanese coined it.According...
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An interesting research experience
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 | 1:35 PM
Over August and September, Ron and I completed a lot of primary research at the British Library in London, a new building with many new and interesting...
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So now we know how much she got
Sarah Palin discloses $1.25 million from Harpercollins.In a disclosure form required under Alaska law, former governor Sarah Palin listed as income $1.25...
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Vast historical thesaurus unveiled after 40 years in the making
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 | 1:55 PM
A forty-year project in the making, the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary is the first thesaurus to include the English vocabulary...
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World's first phonebook brings $170K at auction
Written By Lingkar Dunia on Saturday, October 24, 2009 | 1:07 PM
The world's first phone book has made history for the second time, having fetched $170,000 at auction. The twenty-page directory was published in November...
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