https://simanaitissays.com/2026/09/28/should-dictionaries-be-hep/Simanaitis Saysen2026-09-28T13:05:00+00:00SHOULD DICTIONARIES BE HEP?"Preply" website on teen slang, "Merriam-Webster" Time Traveler, a need for "authoritative new reference formats" (to help future wordsmiths), "Sorry Webster. Most People Don't Want Slang in the Dictionary" Nitsuh Abebe "The New York Times", dictionary purpose: "gatekeepers" or neutral documentarians?, "Merriam-Webster" new "Collegiate Dictionary", slang in dictionaries: rage bait, brain rot/rizz/goblin mode/, Nitsuh Abebe: Northwestern senior "looks forward to long periods of marginal employment....", Nitsuh Abebe: "even for the terminally online", "L.S.P." = Language for Specific Purposeshttps://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/lede-4.jpeg?w=150https://simanaitissays.com/2026/09/27/operas-razor-edges/Simanaitis Saysen2026-09-27T13:05:00+00:00OPERA’S RAZOR EDGES"Opera rides the razor edge of absurdity" Sir Peter Ustinov, "Opera with Opera News" October 2026, "A Rare Personality: Sarolta Kodály" Tim Bullamore "Opera with Opera News", "Die Frau ohne Schatten" review Jonathan Cross "Opera with Opera News", "The Importance of Being Earnest" (opera) Emily Arlidge review "Opera with Opera News", "King Roger" opera review Mark Thomas Ketterson "Opera with Opera News", "Tosca" review Mark Thomas Ketterson "Opera with Opera News"https://simanaitissays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/nozze.jpeg?w=150