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Before Wikipedia, there was the Oxford English Dictionary, a Victorian era crowdsourcing project
Salon via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAntiquarian copies of The New English Dictionary Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images Images...
New dictionary will showcase the beauty and creativity of Black American English
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoOPINION: The Oxford Dictionary of African American English, which will be edited by noted historian...
Watch out for the words in Constellation Stage's 'Webster's B!+@#' Jan. 25-Feb. 11
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWords depend on the people who use them. "Webster's B!+@#" is a drama with comedy about letters +...
Fact Check: The Word 'Gauze' Sounds Similar to 'Gaza.' Linguists Say That's Probably No Accident
Snopes via Yahoo News· 4 months agoGetty Images Claim: The word "gauze," woven fabric used for medical purposes, originated from Gaza,...
Vancouver group’s free plugin removes red line that marks Asian names as errors in MS Word
NextShark via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn advocacy group in Vancouver, Canada, has created a custom dictionary that adds thousands of Asian...
Henry Louis Gates, Oxford working to publish African American dictionary
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHarvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, led by Dr. Henry...
The People Who Created Our Dictionary Have Been Largely Forgotten—Until Now
Town & Country via AOL· 8 months agoAn excerpt from Dictionary People investigates the story of amateurs collaborating alongside the...
Voices: 2022’s Words of the Year and what they tell us
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWord of the Year (WOTY) season is upon us, and like the first jingle of sleigh bells in Asda, the...
Donut vs. Doughnut? Today that debate is sweeter because they're free! (while supplies last)
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe know there are more pressing issues in the world, but we have to ask this question today: Is it...
Dictionary.com adds box braids to its lexicon
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe wordbook defines box braids as a triple-stranded braid made from the hair in a square-shaped area of the scalp. […] The post Dictionary.com adds box...