America Is Literally Warring Over Words
There are four words that have been used again and again throughout American history—up through the Trump era—to justify morally dubious acts and frame wrong as right.
Kory Stamper
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Kory Stamper was a lexicographer at Merriam-Webster for nearly 20 years and is the author of WORD BY WORD: THE SECRET LIFE OF DICTIONARIES.
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