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What is a charcuterie board?

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Julia Tomiak / 7 Comments

Know how to say charcuterie, or what it even is? The Word Nerd explains, plus some cool art!

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Julia Tomiak / 1 Comment

Learn what a screed is and why such a thing is more troublesome these days...

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Julia Tomiak / 10 Comments

The story behind February's short length and weird spelling. The Word Nerd explains her birthday month!

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Julia Tomiak / 3 Comments

This February 14, we need more than love and chocolate; we need agape.

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Julia Tomiak / 6 Comments

Prescience is, not surprisingly, related to the word "science", so I should have known it. Do you?

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Julia Tomiak / 3 Comments

Justice was Merriam Webster's Word of the Year for 2018, but what exactly does it mean? The Word Nerd explains...