We must invite the Collins Dictionary folks here, if they’re not already here. Their top picks for word of the year are strangely apt for the local setting --it’s as if they were all digital nomads in ...

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

Oxford University Press has released its shortlist for the 2024 word of the year. Here's how to cast your vote.

In Julie Flett’s “Let’s Go! haw êkwa!” and Kirsten Cappy and Yaya Gentille’s “Kende! Kende! Kende!” going is just the ...

From "beta" and "cap" to "gyatt" and "rizz," the children of Generation Alpha, kids born after 2010, are embracing new words ...

Do you remember the first time a book opened your eyes to a world you never imagined? Or the person who introduced you to the ...

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 ...

Oxford University Press has announced its 2024 Word of the Year contenders, including demure, brain rot, lore, dynamic ...

Its use was banned in policymaking more than a decade ago. But recently it has cropped up in high-profile ways, putting those ...

Ancient Egyptians wrote the letter upside down, creating a symbol that resembled a steer with horns. Learn the surprising ...