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

Chris Stanislawski did not read much in his middle school English classes, but it never felt necessary. Students were given ...

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 ...

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

A child of immigrants responds to the racist, misogynistic, and bigoted rhetoric going viral in the U.S. in the wake of ...

and ‘brat summer’ established itself as an aesthetic and a way of life,” the dictionary said. Collins experts monitor their 20-billion-word database to create the annual list of new and notable words ...

Happily, there are a host of witty, satirical and downright hilarious books out there, waiting to put a smile back on our faces. From comic novels and memoirs, to essays and poetry, humour has filled ...

English, Spanish, Russian, German and Arabic Automatically restores the previous session's last opened book and page, and remembers the last books' page positions. Portable mode (by creating a file ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Our recommended books this week include histories of corporate mismanagement and misbehavior in the 19th century (“Savings and ...

She is a founding member of Authors Against Book Bans, and a bestselling author of books for children and young adults. When I was in practice as a pediatrician, I wrote daily prescriptions for ...