ComPost: words


Posted at 01:26 PM ET, 12/06/2012

Congress decrees an end to 'lunatics'
By Alexandra Petri
You can take the 'lunatics' out of the law, but can you take the lunacy out of the law?

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:26 PM ET, 12/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Congress, words

Posted at 03:16 PM ET, 12/05/2012

Merriam-Webster's top words of 2012 reveal that no one actually knows what socialism is
By Alexandra Petri
What you don't know won't hurt you.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:16 PM ET, 12/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  socialism, words

Posted at 05:50 PM ET, 03/24/2011

Stop it, Oxford English Dictionary. OMG? LOL? Heart? No!
By Alexandra Petri
You’re not fourteen.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:50 PM ET, 03/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  kids these days, words, the Internet, argh, apocalypse