From todays M/S-
'Yooper' listing in Webster's dictionary challenged by Michiganders
By Sharif Durhams of the Journal Sentinel
Along with words like "hashtag," "selfie," and "tweep," the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary has added the word "Yooper" to its annals this year.
But an element of the entry – defined as "a native or resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan" – is already being challenged. The dictionary lists the first-known use of the word as happening in 1977. | May 19, 2014 11:26 a.m. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
'Yooper' listing in Webster's dictionary challenged by Michiganders
By Sharif Durhams of the Journal Sentinel
Along with words like "hashtag," "selfie," and "tweep," the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary has added the word "Yooper" to its annals this year.
But an element of the entry – defined as "a native or resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan" – is already being challenged. The dictionary lists the first-known use of the word as happening in 1977. | May 19, 2014 11:26 a.m. »Read Full Blog Post(1)