words

Don't be this person.

*Eye roll*

"Weird" hasn't always been so weird.

We polled Mainers and asked them what words they would want to be added as an official word to the English language. Here are the top 45 choices.

Every year, dictionaries announce their new Word of the Year. But what words did New Englanders suggest when asked what regional terms they'd add to make the dictionary WICKED SMAHT??

Sure we have towns like Portland, Oxford, and Rockland, but we also have Eustis, Smyrna, and Passadumkeag. Say what?

Think you know the most commonly-used Maine slang words? Check out this list and see what the Maine tourist website says about how we talk here in Vacationland.

Using Google to see what words people across the country have to use Google's spell-check for, Vox.com has come up with the most hard-to-spell words, by state. It's purposely timed with the national spelling bee.

I have lived in New England for over 20 years and every so often I notice word use differences between here and Nova Scotia even today.

Before we start, I will say I got 24 out of 30 on this test so it isn’t very easy unlike the 80s TV show test I posted last night. How well do you know $4 words? Are you an anglophile?

Are there words in the English language you just can’t stand to say or hear? According to Thought Catalog, these are 20 words people hate to say.

IT'S NEW WORD TIME!  Once a year a few new words get added to Merrian-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Among the new additions are yoopers, dubstep, big data, fangirl, freegan and poutine. Poutine?