Experts on aging want to change how we talk about people who are growing older. They’ve gotten the Oxford English Dictionary ...

And if you’re a true dictionary lover, then you can always name your child “Merriam” or “Webster,” in honor of the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States. All jokes aside, word names offer ...

In American English, grammar experts prefer "toward" over "towards," along with "backward," "forward" and "afterward," though ...

“A state of well-being and contentment,” says Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. We’re none the wiser. Whatever it is, ...

Merriam-Webster recently announced its latest slate of additions to the dictionary—some 200 new words and definitions that, as usual, are an eclectic blend of ones you probably assumed already ...