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Dictionary Makes Trans-Friendly Updates to Words 'Man' & 'Woman'
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(CNN) — The Cambridge Dictionary recently updated its entries for "man" and "woman" to include...
‘The Dictionary Of Lost Words’: ‘The Tourist’ Co-Producer Highview Productions And Closer...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEXCLUSIVE: Australian-British writer Pip Williams’ novel The Dictionary of Lost Words is to be...
Cambridge Dictionary word of the year influenced by Wordle
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCambridge Dictionary has announced its 2022 word of the year, and says it was inspired by word game...
Wordle frustration lies behind Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoThe Cambridge Dictionary has revealed its word of the year for 2022 as “homer”, with editors...
And relax: use of English language becoming more informal, say experts
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe English language is getting more informal in the UK and some traditional ways of speaking are...
Sean Connery among new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entries
Press Association News via AOL· 4 weeks agoScottish actor Sir Sean Connery and English singer Dame Vera Lynn are among the new entrants in the...
‘English is not a language – it’s just badly spoken French’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFew would deny that English has conquered the world. But the French have always refused to take this...
D'oh! Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year Caused Wordle Players a Lot of Frustration
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCambridge Dictionary has revealed its word of the year. Ready for it? It’s “Homer,” stemming from...
Online slang bible uses ‘grossly offensive’ definition of anti-Semitism
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAnti-Semitism has been on the rise in the UK since the Oct 7 Hams attack on Israel -...
17 Things Americans Say That Non-Americans Hate
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThere are 171,476 words in current use in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. If you’re learning English for the first...