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 ...

What is bullying? What is harassment? The definitions in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary are simple. Bullying is abuse and ...

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

Especially with texting being such a staple in today’s communication, abbreviations, contractions, and other words that just don’t sound as if they possibly could be considered legitimate have become ...

The word, used by singer Charli XCX as an album title, is defined as "characterized by a confident, independent, and ...

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Collins Dictionary declared "brat" — the album ... Collin's 2023 word of the year was "AI," short for artificial intelligence. Merriam-Webster typically announces its word of the year in late ...

Collins Dictionary has declared "brat" - the album ... annual list of new and notable words that reflect the ever-evolving English language. Other new and notable words for 2024 include "era ...

Fear is defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as an unpleasant emotion ... that want us,” University of Colorado Boulder English Professor Stephen Graham Jones said in a video on CU Boulder ...

I was born in the United States. I speak perfect English. I have dark hair and dark features; does that make me “not native” or “unusual”? Or perhaps my robust belly makes me an ideal ...

Durant's response helped "Centel'd" gain official acceptance in the English language. Merriam-Webster Dictionary tweeted that it has included the term as a verb.