today s modern society or today

People seeking to be up-to-the-minute often indulge in such redundancies as “in today’s modern society” or “in the modern society of today.” This is empty arm-waving which says nothing more than “now” or “today.” A reasonable substitute is “contemporary society.” Such phrases are usually indulged in by people with a weak grasp of history to substitute for such more precise expressions as “for the past five years” or “this month.”

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• woman vs women
• benefactor vs beneficiary
• drier vs dryer
• rod iron, rot iron vs wrought iron
• marshall vs marshal
• gaurd vs guard
• tripple vs triple
• blindsighted vs blindsided
• vary vs very
• various vs several

Definitions

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• n  the present time or age
  the world of today
  today we have computers
• n  the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)
  did you see today's newspaper?
• r  in these times
  today almost every home has television
• r  on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow
  I can't meet with you today

News & Articles

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• Today's Irish news roundup
  Today's Irish news roundup : Check out what Irish news stories are getting IrishCentral readers' attention today
  June 20, 2013 - Irish Central
• Today in History
  Today is Thursday, June 20, the 171st day of 2013. There are 194 days left in the year. Summer arrives at 10:04 p.m. Pacific time (Friday 1:04 a.m. Eastern time).
  June 20, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Today and Tomorrow
  Today, June 20
  June 20, 2013 - Argus Observer