And oh, the friends who came: writer Edna Ferber, critic Alexander Woollcott, Olivier and Hayes, Katharine Hepburn.

NPR: The 'Fabulous Lunts,' Alive at Ten Chimneys

Ferrara, a charming 46-year-old with a Sicilian accent who is known as Napo ("NAP-oh") to friends, is a medical detective with an unerring knack for knowing what to pursue.

FORBES: The Single-Minded Sleuth

Oh yes, my friends, the peace will be disturbed!

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Mr. WINTER: Oh, I had many friends, particularly on the Gulf Coast who are devastated, who lost everything.

NPR: Rebuilding with an Eye to Social Equity

When trouble grieves you, friends deceive you, oh, don't worry, it will pass over by and by.

NPR: Taking On the Billie Holiday Catalog

Oh, and probably find a house and some friends: Apotheker is German, and after SAP had started a private equity fund.

FORBES: What Leo Apotheker, HP's New Chief, Must Do

Mr. COLEMAN: Oh, just based upon, you know, my friends who tend to have redneck attitudes.

NPR: Cowboy Troy and 'Hick-Hop'

If it was one of my friends, I would say, 'Oh, my God, that sounds like a PP, which is a personal problem.

NPR: Azarenka Eludes Chokehold, Gains Australian Final

Oh, why can't all these sitcoms just be friends? (Friends?).

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

It is difficult enough to decode "OMG" (Oh my God) "BFF" (best friends forever) and "GTG" (got to go), let alone understand why it's funny to call something a "fail" (but not a "failure").

WSJ: Mastering the Finer Points of American Slang