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January 27, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Medical Slang for Your Weird Diagnosis
What the hell is a "fascinoma"?
January 9, 2014
Marc Tracy
How to Talk to a 'Brocialist'
October 28, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
If You Want to Talk Like a Silicon Valley CEO, Learn This Phrase
"Dude, they should have spent more time dogfooding that app!"
October 8, 2013
Molly Redden
Activate Beast Mode
How to talk like a business-school bro
July 7, 2013
Sacha Z. Scoblic
Friend of Bill
The secret, verbal handshake for alcoholics
March 25, 2013
Marc Tracy
What We Mean When We Say “All Chalk”
February 26, 2013
Noreen Malone
What We Mean When We Say “Bids Wanted in Competition.”
February 13, 2013
Marc Tracy
What We Mean When We Say “Carpenters”
January 29, 2013
Noreen Malone
What We Mean When We Say "Grow the Economy."

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