Is This the End of the Dictionary?
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The article 'Is This the End of the Dictionary?' from The Atlantic discusses the potential decline of dictionaries in the face of language evolution, with commenters expressing skepticism about the article's premise.
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mouse_
4 months ago
1 replyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...
chistev
4 months ago
Haha, I knew it would be this when I clicked
mitchbob
4 months ago
https://archive.ph/H4cXa
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