Here is a small but cool update to Google Search: Google’s dictionary definitions — which you can invoke by using a query like “define crunch ” — now feature significantly more information about ...
The Oxford University Press, which oversees various dictionaries including the Oxford English Dictionary, has updated their definition of “woman” and “man.” "We have expanded the dictionary coverage ...
Word of the Day: Catapult - As a verb, it means to launch suddenly. It often refers to quick success. A viral post can ...
Earlier this year, Oxford University Press changed its entry for "woman" in its dictionaries to include more positive ways to describe a female. Shutterstock (CNN) -- Even the dictionary can be sexist ...
The Cambridge Dictionary recently updated its entries for “man” and “woman” to include transgender people – the latest dictionary to broaden its lexicon to reflect evolving language around gender. A ...
One of my favorite parts of the Scripps National Spelling Bee is when the contestants ask for a word to be used in a sentence. The sentences—which occasionally name-drop Drake or quote Kelis—are gems ...
I’m a word nerd. I like learning the etymology of words and seeing how language changes over time. So I was intrigued when comedian Harris Wittels coined the term “humblebrag” and when Weird Al ...
Creators of the world’s most trusted dictionaries, Oxford University Press, have been busy updating their children’s dictionaries and thesauruses, and the brand new books – for both early and middle ...
Earlier this year, Oxford University Press changed its entry for "woman" in its dictionaries to include more positive ways to describe a female. Shutterstock (CNN) -- Even the dictionary can be sexist ...