How did paper sizes fall into their century-long groove, how low-wage workers seem to have the upper hand in the job market despite pandemic job losses, and the very newest, freshest words are in.

Links:

• The Reason Why a Standard Piece of Paper Is 8.5 Inches by 11 Inches (Mental Floss)
• Grandma’s Cooking Secret (Snopes)
• Who decided our paper should measure 8.5” x 11”? (International Paper Company)
• Library of Congress Bibles Collection (Library of Congress)
• The Article About Paper Sizes You Didn’t Know You Needed (Modus)
• paper.html">International standard paper sizes (Markus Kuhn)
• Unemployment Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 15, 2021 (Congressional Research Service)
• Low Pay, No Benefits, Rude Customers: Restaurant Workers Quit At Record Rate (NPR)
• Oof, Y’all, Dictionary.com Just Added Over 300 New Words And Definitions (NPR)
• From “5G” to “Zaddy”: Dictionary.com Adds Over 300 New Words And Definitions (Dictionary.com)
• webster.com/words-at-play/descriptive-vs-prescriptive-defining-lexicography">A Word on ‘Descriptive’ and ‘Prescriptive’ Defining (Merriam-Webster)
• webster.com/words-at-play/fewer-vs-less">‘Fewer’ and ‘Less’ (Merriam-Webster)
• Should “Decimate” be Annihilated? (OUPblog)
• Glenn on Twitter (Twitter)

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