When the mother of all dictionaries, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) was first proposed in 1857, the founders wanted it ...

Until then, the major English dictionaries such as Dr Samuel Johnson’s in the ... often being criticized for it by reviewers of the Dictionary and his su- periors at Oxford University Press. This ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) added new East African words and phrases in its September 2024 update, among them ‘panya ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) included popular Kenyan Kiswahili terms like kitu kidogo and panya route in its latest ...

Oxford University Press and Learnlight have launched Aspire, a new English-language learning platform for global businesses.

19 September 2024, Oxford – Oxford Languages announces its latest Oxford English Dictionary (OED) update. Scoop is free for personal use, but you’ll need a licence for work use. This is part of our ...

"The ick" and "boop" are among more than 3,200 new words and phrases added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year. The latest ...

Language is constantly evolving to accommodate how we live and work. After all, pretty much every profession uses dozens of ...

To capitalize on International Talk Like a Pirate Day, a stunt that attracts attention on social media, New York University ...

Henry W Fowler, author of Modern English Usage (1926), and Wilson Follett, author of Modern American Usage (1966), both included “barbarisms” as headwords in their guides. Fowler defined them as ...