It's not really reasonable to hate words, even though it's fun. Those words didn't do anything to you. It's the connections and connotations that come from those words that are the real problem, and ...

Paul Krugman’s attempts at being hip end up landing, I suppose, like hipness attempted by any of us blogging here: midway between cute and cringeworthy. A few weeks ago, his column noted an increase ...

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New York Times columnist Paul Krugman took his cue from “South Park” on Monday, outlining a plan to fight “derp,” which in economic circles functions as a shorthand for “people who keep saying the ...

Parents who are baffled when their children tell them someone is “derp” or that “YOLO” are to be given a helping hand with a new slang dictionary. The majority of parents are baffled by the slang ...