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From "smartphone" to "bookworm", compound words are far more than a linguistic quirk; they are powerful cognitive shortcuts. By chunking…
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Ever called a "wasp" a "waps" or heard someone say "aks" instead of "ask"? This common slip of the tongue…
Born from the rubble of WWI, the Dada art movement wasn't just a rebellion of paint and sculpture; it was…
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