Ben Zimmer is the executive editor of Vocabulary.com and the Visual Thesaurus, and language columnist for the Wall Street Journal.
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Jan. 14 2014 1:33 PMA Reporter Said "Screw the Pooch" on Face the Nation. Where Does That Phrase Come From?Ben Zimmer
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Nov. 22 2013 1:39 PMNo, a Drunken Australian Man Did Not Coin the Word SelfieBen Zimmer
The Good Word
Dec. 10 2008 11:50 AMCzar WarsHow did a term for Russian royalty work its way into American government?Ben Zimmer
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June 4 2014 12:45 PMDon't Print Stupid S%#t: Should Newspapers Censor The "Obama Doctrine"?Ben Zimmer
Five-Ring Circus
Feb. 9 2014 2:17 PMAn Olympic Snowboarder Said "Huck It," and the BBC Freaked OutBen Zimmer
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Dec. 13 2013 10:51 AMNancy Pelosi Told House Democrats to "Embrace the Suck." Where Did That Phrase Come From?Ben Zimmer
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Nov. 11 2013 4:01 PMBatman bin Suparman Arrested on Drug Charges. Here's How He Got His Name. Ben Zimmer
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Sept. 6 2013 1:45 PMA History of Meh, from Leo Rosten to Auden to The SimpsonsBen Zimmer
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July 18 2009 9:46 AMWas Cronkite Really the First "Anchorman"?How we came to use the term.Ben Zimmer