Catchword Branding

Algorithm On Fleek: How TikTok is Transforming the English Language It seems as though everything happens faster on the internet. Each week brings a dizzying parade of new memes, fads, and slang words that evaporate as quickly as they materialize. It can be hard to…

Who needs a dictionary when you’ve got a For You page?

#language

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The Longest Long Words List Don't read this if you have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (fear of long words).

Why use floccinaucinihilipilification in a sentence? Because if you can’t be emotionally stable, you can at least be lexically intimidating.

#language #longestwords

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Liam and Olivia dominate — again — with top baby names for a sixth year in a row Liam and Olivia have, for a sixth year together, topped the list of names for babies born in the U.S. in 2024.

Mateo just entered the top 10 baby names. Looks like he's making a name for himself—literally.

#naming #babynames

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The Most Beautiful Words in the English Language, According to Linguists They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder — or in this case, the linguist. Find out what some experts consider to be the most beautiful English words.

Warning: Reading this list of beautiful words may cause excessive loquaciousness, mild eunoia, and spontaneous sesquipedalianism. Proceed at your own lexical risk.

#language #beautifulwords

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Google AI is now hallucinating idioms — these are the 5 most hilarious we found Never put a tiger in a Michelin-star kitchen

Google’s AI is cooking up idioms like a robot that’s never seen a kitchen. Let’s not put all our forks in one toaster.

#idioms #language

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We're delighted to announce that ranking and review site @TheManifest has recognized Catchword with a 7th annual award for excellence as a #naming company.
Our deepest thanks for all our clients who graciously took the time to leave a review. You all rock!

#branding #creativeagency

Word of the Week: Coachella began as a typo. Here's what happened next When you think of Coachella, you probably picture the festival. But there's much more to know about the place it calls home.

#Coachella could have been Conchilla. Who knew?

#naming #branding
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Can we buy a vowel? Name review of Abrdn It’s hard to make a financial services company sound young and edgy. But is “young and edgy” really what you want from the people holding your financial future in their hands? The financial services c...

Good move, almost. Because proper nouns in English are always capitalized (the company even uses the capital A in its communications), the lowercase "aberdeen" is a needless complication.
See our review of the original name change: shorturl.at/RL2ns

#branding #naming
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Boston Pizza, New York Fries: Tariff war tests Canadian companies with U.S. names Canada’s tariff war with the U.S. has many homegrown companies hoping customers remember there’s more to them than their names.

Some Canadian companies are rethinking their American name. When you tie your brand to an entity you can't control, you risk being pulled down with it. Fortunately, looks like these cos are doing fine after reassuring customers that they're 100% Maple
#branding #naming
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Delicious names for "pie charts" in other languages Pie charts have different names in other languages—and many of them are based on foods! Here are some of the most delicious.

Other languages out here calling pie charts ‘cheese wheels’ and ‘cake diagrams’ while English just… settles. Step up your game, data nerds.

#naming #piecharts

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Map Of The Longest Place Names In Europe - Brilliant Maps The map above shows the location of places with the longest names in Europe. Here's the full list:

Some of these place names are so long, you’d run out of breath before finishing your GPS voice command.

#naming #namesofplaces

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The 560-pound Twitter logo has sold for $34,000 Twitter may be dead, but the 12-foot tall bird logo from its San Francisco headquarters can be yours forever if you have enough money.

Someone just paid $34,000 for Twitter's 560-pound bird logo. That's one expensive tweet!

#naming #branding #twitterlogo #logo

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How do animals sound across languages? Analyzing animal onomatopoeia across languages can demystify how we shape sound into meaning.

My cat says 'meow,' but according to this, she might also be saying 'miau,' 'nya,' or plotting world domination in 21 languages.

#language #meow

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More than 1 in 5 sibling names start with the same letter If you're debating what to name baby #2 (or #3 or #4), you'll want to keep these common naming patterns in mind.

Emma and Liam: the peanut butter & jelly of sibling names. Classic, popular, and everywhere

#names #babynames

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We've done it again! Nine years at #1 — The Top Naming Company of 2025!

Warning: if your name is David, you won’t survive a horror movie A survey has revealed the most likely characters to be killed off before the end credits. Actors would be ill-advised to take on any Davids, Hollys or Dicks

PSA: If your name is David, don't split up, don't check the weird noise, and definitely don't say 'I'll be right back.'

#naming #HorrorMovieLogic

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Why Are We So Obsessed With Blue? The color has an unshakable hold on musicians, artists and writers.

Blue: the color of Picasso’s paintings, sad country songs, and your jeans that haven’t been washed in weeks.

#naming #branding #blue

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How the war affects the choice of names for children in Ukraine: new trends — Fact-News.com.ua У цій статті на сайті ФАКТ ви зможете ознайомитися з: How the war affects the choice of names for children in Ukraine: new trends. Прочитайте, щоб отримати актуальну інформацію та корисні факти!

#babynames have shifted in #Ukraine since the war began, with a spike for some, like Stefania (inspired by the Eurovision-winning Ukrainian song), and the appearance of new ones, like Javelina (from the US Javelin anti-tank system).

#naming #personalispolitical
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When Your Last Name Is Null, Nothing Works The word, used by computer scientists to mean “no value,” has created long-running challenges

When your last name is 'Null' and every computer thinks you don’t exist… Talk about the ultimate ghosting.

#naming #404LastNameNotFound

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The Name "John" in Different European Languages - Brilliant Maps Map found on redditThe map above shows some of the ways you can say the name John in various European languages, however it's far from exhaustive.

Europe, but it’s just a bunch of Johns. Forget Julius Caesar—John conquered everything.

#naming #JohnTakeover

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Ancient DNA Points to Origins of Indo-European Language A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and hundreds of others.

Turns out, your ancestors had a lot to say—literally. Scientists just linked ancient human DNA to the spread of Indo-European languages. Basically, history’s longest game of telephone.

#language

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The Hardest Tongue Twister in English Is... Tongue twisters are those delightfully tricky phrases or verses that are designed to challenge the articulation and coordination of speech. The hardest tongue twister is packed with sequences of simil...

Think you’ve got a silver tongue? Scientists say THIS is the hardest tongue twister ever. Give it a shot and let us know if you can say it 3 times fast!

#tonguetwisters #language

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In the ever-evolving world of AI, names are everything. Catchword team member Katy Steinmetz dives deep into the conversation with insightful branding commentary.

#naming #branding #AI

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Mewing, Beta Maxing, Gigachad, Baddie: Parents Are Drowning in New Lingo Every generation has its own slang. But the youngest generations have taken things to a dizzying new level, giving new meaning to “parents just don’t understand.”

When you need Urban Dictionary just to figure out if you’ve been called cool or cancelled. Mewing, Beta Maxing, Gigachad, Baddie: Parents Are Drowning in New Lingo.

#Language #lingo #slang

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What Your Last Name Says About Your History Last names, also known as surnames, can be more than just family identifiers — they can be gateways to understanding more about our ancestral history, cultural heritage, and even ancient migration pat...

Your last name holds secrets from the past—were your ancestors Bakers, Archers, or just a bunch of Wright people?

#naming #lastname

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Baby names at risk of going extinct in 2025 Find out which names are on their way out this year.

Looks like some baby names are fossilizing before they even hit the playground. Time to resurrect some fresh picks!

#naming #babynames

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The biggest international naming disputes in history Nations have often been at odds with each other over geographic titles

International naming disputes: because "You say tomato, I say tomahto" wasn’t complicated enough.

#naming #namingdisputes

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Charted: The Countries that Speak the Most Languages What are the most linguistically diverse countries in the world? We look at the top 10 by number of living languages spoken.

Switzerland: We proudly speak four languages.
India: That's cute. Try 454.
Papua New Guinea: *laughs in 839 languages*

#language #languagespercountry #multilingual

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The History of How Each Month’s Full Moon Got its Name Each month’s full moon marks the changing seasons.

Turns out, the moon’s got more nicknames than your group chat. From Wolf to Strawberry, it’s really waxing poetic!

#naming #moonname

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