Legacy; the word has been banished at the White House
Article Abstract:
The world 'legacy' has been used sarcastically by some journalists, and therefore is no longer used at the Clinton White House. The Latin derivation of the word means 'to bequeath' or 'to dispute.'
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
Public opinion, Legacies, Bequests
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
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Riff and raffish: of POTUS and word-swapping
Article Abstract:
The 1969 origin of the acronym POTUS (president of the United States) is revealed, as well as the origin of 'riff' as rhetorical improvisation.
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
Health aspects, Safety and security measures, Column, Political aspects, Humor and anecdotes, Acronyms, Political oratory
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
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Proteomics: the word that just whizzed past genomics
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The term "proteomics" is the popular new word denoting proteins encoded and expressed by a genome.
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
Analysis, Language and languages, Proteins, Words, New, New words
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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Subjects list: United States, Clinton, Bill, Presidents, Presidents (Government)
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