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About Ben Zimmer
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Superlinguo — The Dictionary of Difficult Words (Jane Solomon
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The ten worst tech neologisms. New-minted weasel words
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Donald Trump and the Art of the 'Con' - The Atlantic
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Ben Zimmer – Strong Language
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Ben Zimmer - Wikipedia
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“Your gal ain't doodly-squat” – Strong Language
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An Oral History of YOLO, the Word That Lived Too Long
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246: Yiddish (featuring Ben Zimmer) – Talk the Talk