Dr William Minor was one of the most prolific contributors to the Oxford English Dictionary. Unknown to many, he was also ...

The Oxford Dictionary continues its description of brain rot by noting that it “is used to describe both the cause and effect ...

This pithy word may only be three letters long, but it's deceptively complex. According to one lexicographer, it has 645 ...

The Oxford Book of English Prose, edited by Arthur Quiller-Couch ... The OUP thought it a good idea, or at least a financially sound one, and their new editor, John Gross, has tried valiantly to ...

The word ‘kindness’ has been chosen as Children's Word of the Year for 2024 after a survey of thousands of young people. View on euronews ...

Whether you’re a full-blown bibliophile or someone who simply enjoys a good page-turner, chances are you’ve come across The Dictionary of Lost Words.

This January, the Prime Minister, Sir Kier Starmer, led on the idea of AI-driven growth to boost the UK economy. The ...

Archaic language with a creative edge may be useful if we’re to meet this moment of malfeasance. But that’s not all we’ll ...

Stimulation Clicker satirizes how it can feel to gobble up the web by filling up the screen with internet videos, stock ...

In 2025, by my count, there are over 650 words with some sort of medical significance that have lexicographic anniversaries.

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If you aren’t sure how fast your gut is moving, the ‘sweetcorn test’ is one way to figure it out.