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From the language of guns to the difference between U.S. and U.K. crosswords, the highlights from our favorite language blogs and the latest in word news and culture

Did you watch the Academy Awards last Sunday? We did and enjoyed thisanalysis of Oscar speechesfar more. Meanwhile, Ben Yagoda enjoyed theluscious language of Lincoln; Ben Schmidt pointed out theanachronismsin Best Picture winner,Argo; and Geoff Nunberg wondered ifhistorical accuracy of languagereally matters.

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In politics, NPR discussed howlanguage shapes the gun debate; we metthe man who editsthe speeches of North Korean leader Kim Jung Un; and we were glad to learn the Associated Presschanged their style guidelinesin regards to the language around same-sex marriage.

While last week Allan Metcalf explained thegrammar of newspaper headlines, this week he told us aboutthe poetry of it. AtMacmillan Dictionary blog, Gill Francis assured usyou cant go wrong with a hyphen, and Lars Trap-Jensen gave usa view from Denmarkregarding the dominance of English.TheOxfordWords blogdiscussedthe language of crime, andStan Careytranslated somewonderful Dublin phrases.

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Fritinancys word of the week wasbehindativeness,"the exaggerated rear shape created by a large dress bustle." TheWord Spyspottedgoalodicy,"the continued pursuit of a goal despite evidence that the goal cannot be achieved," anddemitarian,"a person who cuts his or her meat consumption in half."

TheDialect Blogshared a great find, theNBC Handbook of Pronunciation, as well as some thoughts on thelanguage inGame of Thrones.Lynneguistexplained the difference between British and Americancrosswords.Sesquioticagave us a taste ofmoxibustionandglides,and as his alter ego James Harbeck, rounded upnine confusing ways to pluralize words.

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