It took about 70 years for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary to be completed. Conceived in 1857, the project ...

Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say “6-7” is “cooked” and should ...

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Analysis shows obscure and barely-used choices, drawn from online slang, do not stand the test of time ...

The obvious culprit is the artificial intelligence boom that has upended the tech industry, birthing a fresh glossary of ...

Gather round, all tribal members of the Misanthropes, Cranks, Boors, Pedants, Malcontents, and Grouches. Please be seated. Is ...

Dictionaries were once bestsellers, but between the internet and artificial intelligence, its role in our culture has changed. Stefan Fatsis is out with a new book called Unabridged: The Thrill of ...

From memes to public mishaps, 2025 was a year of nonstop viral moments.However, the most viral moments of the year did not ...

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T he Economist has already chosen a word of 2025. The winner is representative, if not of the whole year, at least of much of the feeling of living in it. It is not a new word, but it is being used in ...

Have you ever wondered if there was more to “life” than what you were experiencing? Have you ever felt like “bad” things just happened to you; challenging situations that were out of your control?

People deemed “cool” boast six surprisingly similar personality traits across cultures, according to a new study that hints at the role played by broadcast media in standardising the meaning of the ...