Shoogly, skooshy, beamer and bummer are among 13 new entries added by editors at the OED.

Dictionary of Fine Distinctions merits study at your leisure. Burnstein describes his little volume as “Nuances, Niceties, ...

The dictionary isn’t forever. Here’s the lowdown on why certain words are not in the dictionary and how they got removed.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has included 11 new words that are quintessentially Australian in its latest update. Unsurprisingly, the new words have a lot to do with booze and footy. Oxford ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has included the word "lah into its lexicon, a significant nod to the uniqueness of Malaysian English. According to the OED, this colloquial particle is used as an ...

Less than 2% of Africa’s estimated 2000 languages have a real online presence, including in localized software and websites, ...

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