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Kory L. Stamper

Kory L. Stamper is Associate Editor at Merriam-Webster.

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Game Changer

‘Sexting’ Is a Word!

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/">Merriam-Webster</a> has updated its collegiate dictionary, and entries like ‘gastropub’ and ‘man cave’ have been added. Merriam-Webster associate editor Kory Stamper explains some of the new definitions that made the cut this year and why they were included.</p>

Kory L. Stamper

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