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Wed. 07/21 - It Was in All the Papers
How did paper sizes fall into their century-long groove, how low-wage workers seem to have the upper hand in the job market despite pandemic job losses, and the very newest, freshest words are in.
Links:
The Reason Why a Standard Piece of Paper Is 8.5 Inches by 11 Inches (Mental Floss)
Grandma’s Cooking Secret (Snopes)
Who decided our paper should measure 8.5” x 11”? (International Paper Company)
Library of Congress Bibles Collection (Library of Congress)
The Article About Paper Sizes You Didn’t Know You Needed (Modus)
International standard paper sizes (Markus Kuhn)
Unemployment Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 15, 2021 (Congressional Research Service)
Low Pay, No Benefits, Rude Customers: Restaurant Workers Quit At Record Rate (NPR)
Oof, Y’all, Dictionary.com Just Added Over 300 New Words And Definitions (NPR)
From “5G” to “Zaddy”: Dictionary.com Adds Over 300 New Words And Definitions (Dictionary.com)
A Word on ‘Descriptive’ and ‘Prescriptive’ Defining (Merriam-Webster)
‘Fewer’ and ‘Less’ (Merriam-Webster)
Should “Decimate” be Annihilated? (OUPblog)
Glenn on Twitter (Twitter)
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How did paper sizes fall into their century-long groove, how low-wage workers seem to have the upper hand in the job market despite pandemic job losses, and the very newest, freshest words are in.
Links:
The Reason Why a Standard Piece of Paper Is 8.5 Inches by 11 Inches (Mental Floss)
Grandma’s Cooking Secret (Snopes)
Who decided our paper should measure 8.5” x 11”? (International Paper Company)
Library of Congress Bibles Collection (Library of Congress)
The Article About Paper Sizes You Didn’t Know You Needed (Modus)
International standard paper sizes (Markus Kuhn)
Unemployment Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 15, 2021 (Congressional Research Service)
Low Pay, No Benefits, Rude Customers: Restaurant Workers Quit At Record Rate (NPR)
Oof, Y’all, Dictionary.com Just Added Over 300 New Words And Definitions (NPR)
From “5G” to “Zaddy”: Dictionary.com Adds Over 300 New Words And Definitions (Dictionary.com)
A Word on ‘Descriptive’ and ‘Prescriptive’ Defining (Merriam-Webster)
‘Fewer’ and ‘Less’ (Merriam-Webster)
Should “Decimate” be Annihilated? (OUPblog)
Glenn on Twitter (Twitter)
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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