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Remember when your parents would warn you, "Don’t listen to that, it’ll rot your brain," referring to songs, words, or readings they thought were literally harmful to your brain because they offered no benefit? These days, "brainrot words" aren’t ...
40 years ago, on October 25, 1983, Microsoft unveiled Word, a WYSIWYG text editor. Today, this legendary piece of software and one of the oldest Windows apps marks its 40th birthday. To celebrate this tremendous milestone, Microsoft published neat graphics ...
Merriam-Webster raised the hackles of stodgy grammarians last week when it affirmed the lexical veracity of "irregardless." The word's definition, when reading it, would seem to be: without without regard. "Irregardless is included in our dictionary ...
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but how many numbers is a word worth? The question may sound silly, but it happens to be the foundation that underlies large language models, or LLMs — and through them, many modern applications of artificial ...
While many of us spend the beginning of a new year reflecting on the past year and planning ahead, plenty of people are weary of the expectation to set New Year resolutions. If you fall in that camp, don't worry. I got you. I've found an alternative way to ...
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The modern digitalised world has made it more convenient to work online. The internet also helps many individuals who do not have to install any heavy software on their devices since the web offers them the required tools to do this. One of the most ...
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Georgia's most mispronounced word, according to the report, is SZA (SIZ-uh). While many states' top mispronounced words came from food or geography, like "Worcestershire sauce" in Alabama or "Qatar" in Colorado, Georgia’s pick reflects the influence of music and entertainment.
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