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Opinion | How Singapore and Malaysia’s coffee names embrace multiculturalism
South China Morning Post· 15 hours agoThe word kopitiam itself – included in the Oxford English Dictionary – comes from the Malay kopi...
Countdown star Susie Dent reveals she reads dictionary in the bath
Daily Telegraph· 6 days agoSusie Dent has revealed she reads the Oxford English Dictionary in the bath. The lexicographer admitted the publication was an ‘oasis ...
The future of English, complete with contradictory definitions and always-changing spellings
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner· 4 days agoEach episode is delivered by an amusing narrator who has a deep, rich Russian accent and focuses on a single aspect of the craft. Another MovieWise episode mentioned “enargeia” (“a vivid description ...
A new campaign wants to redefine the word ‘nature’ to include humans – here’s why this linguistic...
The Conversation· 9 hours agoWhat does the word nature mean to you? Does it conjure visions of wild places away from the hustle and bustle of people, or does it include humans too? The meaning of nature has changed since ...
Beyoncé's name to be added to French encyclopedic dictionary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThus, Beyoncé's name has a French origin. In 2004, the term "bootylicious" was added to the Oxford ...
Beyoncé added to French dictionary
WSB Radio· 7 days agoBeyoncé may have already dominated R&B, pop and country music, but now she’s taking over the French language. Queen Bey is being added to the French ...
Why do we say ‘green thumb,’ ‘out of the blue’ and more color idioms?
NY Post via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Oxford English Dictionary cited “[the] use of ‘green fingers’ as early as 1906 in the novel ‘The...
Do You Know the Origin of the Word ‘Quiz’?
New York Times· 6 days agoChristie’s International Ltd., based in London, is about to start operations in New York. A travel agency with which the actor Robert Morley is associated. This question (we’re guessing you ...
Mother Wit on Mother’s Day | New Orleans' Multicultural News Source | The Louisiana Weekly
Louisiana Weekly· 4 days agoWhat are you planning for Mother’s Day? Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate and honor the diverse array of women who become birth mothers, adoptive mothers, grandmothers taking on the role of ...
Why it matters that Biden says antisemitism has become 'ferocious'
The Forward· 2 days agoSpeaking at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Days of Remembrance, President Biden described the...