The words we say can influence how others receive our message and how they perceive us. Author Stefan Fatsis explores the ...

A critic faulted Webster’s Third in the 1960s for its “extreme tolerance of crude neologisms.” Similar complaints abound in ...

The dictionary has found its utility in the desire to attach meaning to each new word. But in the digital age, the dictionary ...

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Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including ...

A word which baffled producers of a hit BBC competition when it was used by Welsh participants is among 10 Welsh words to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its latest update. Fin told the ...

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How do we define slurs like the N-word? Whether it’s heated debates about racist or ableist slurs, arguments about gender, or ...

Swifties have been pulling out their dictionaries at least since Taylor Swift's 2020 surprise albums, which came with some equally surprising word choices. After all, Taylor wants auroras and sad ...

Dictionaries are deceptively simple, and incredibly ambitious. NPR's Don Gonyea talks to Stefan Fatsis about his book, "Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) The Modern Dictionary." ...

The new edition might remind people that a physical book from a source with a two-century-old pedigree might be more ...

US President Donald Trump said he loves “tariffs” and it is the “most beautiful” and his favourite word in the English dictionary, on Tuesday, September 30. His continued assertion comes even as ...