Compiling a dictionary is a long trek: at every step, a pitfall, a furrow or a rock.” Thus Maurice Druon, the Perpetual ...

When you really look closely at the career of the Bee Gees, and by that we mean the entirety of their career, well, impressive doesn't quite cover it. Anybody who concentrates only on the disco-era ...

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

Lex Valluzzi, Arts Editor Collin’s English Dictionary is a print and online publication by the Collin’s Publishing company in ...

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 ...

A linguist explains how Turkey and turkey got their names—and whether the country or the bird came first. Here's what to know ...

Indeed, the dictionary now lists one of this word’s definitions ... However, the word “nauseous” is one of the most commonly ...

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