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'Lockdown' is Collins Dictionary Word of the Year By AFP London - Collins Dictionary said on Tuesday that "lockdown" is its Word of The Year in 2020 following a dramatic increase in usage during the spread of Covid-19.

Word of the year for 2018 is ‘toxic’ By Tim Sandle Oxford - There are ‘somethings of the year’ for almost everything – movies, books, the person who adorns the cover of Time magazine. How about a word? The Oxford English Dictionary has selected a word for 2018 and it is “toxic”.

Metoo, Brexit, environment inspire new dictionary entries By AFP London - "Single-use" was named the Collins Dictionary word of the year on Wednesday, following a four-fold increase in usage since 2013 in a reflection of increased concerns about sustainability.

Meet the new last word in English: zyzzyva By AFP London - Eating a tasty meal with chana dal or doenjang washed down with a gin daisy could well foster a nice feeling of hygge. Just hope you don't find any zyzzyva on your plate.

Oxford Dictionaries names 'post-truth' word of the year By AFP London - Oxford Dictionaries chose "post-truth" as their word of the year on Wednesday, saying its use had spiked because of the Brexit vote in Britain and the rise of Donald Trump in the United States.

'Bogan', 'ranga', 'rurosexual' added to Australian dictionary By AFP Sydney - Heading Down Under where locals are "dry as a dead dingo's donger" and beachgoers don "budgie smugglers", but unsure what this means? Fear not, the latest edition of the Australian National Dictionary offers a primer on all things 'Straya.

'Bogan', 'ranga', 'rurosexual' added to Australian dictionary By AFP Sydney - Heading Down Under where locals are "dry as a dead dingo's donger" and beachgoers don "budgie smugglers", but unsure what this means? Fear not, the latest edition of the Australian National Dictionary offers a primer on all things 'Straya.

'Bogan', 'ranga', 'rurosexual' added to Australian dictionary By AFP Sydney - Heading Down Under where locals are "dry as a dead dingo's donger" and beachgoers don "budgie smugglers", but unsure what this means? Fear not, the latest edition of the Australian National Dictionary offers a primer on all things 'Straya.

‘Binge-watch’ is word of the year 2015 By Tim Sandle London - The English language continually evolves, with some words rendered archaic and new words adopted. For 2015, Collins Dictionary has included several words that are, apparently, becoming commonplace.

Feeling hangry? It'll soon be wine o'clock By AFP London - Don't worry if you're feeling hangry, you could nibble on barbacoa and freekeh until wine o'clock. That would be awesomesauce.Oxford University Press on Thursday announced its quarterly update to OxfordDictionaires.

Oxford English Dictionary publishes 2014 additions By Jenna Cyprus The people have spoken, and that means the Oxford English Dictionary is once again bending to their will. In August 2014, the OED released the latest editions to the online version of the dictionary.

Selfie and bromance among words added to Scrabble dictionary By Owen Weldon A new Scrabble dictionary will be published on August 11, and it will include words such as bromance, selfie, hashtag and fracking.

@everyword completes tweeting the entire dictionary By James Walker Automated Twitter account @everyword has finally completed its task of tweeting out every single word in the dictionary to its many followers.

Offensive and shocking words get added to the Oxford Dictionary By Jessica Jones-Langley The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) adds new terms four times a year, and this week roughly 900 words made their first appearance including "bathroom-break," "bestie", and four adjectives that refer to the highly offensive c-word.

Footballer Messi now immortalized in the Spanish language By Anne Sewell Barcelona - It is well-known that Spaniards are a little football crazy. Now it has been proven in print, as Lionel Messi's name becomes immortalized in the Santillana dictionary as a brand new adjective, ‘inmessionante’

'F-Bomb', 'sexting' among new 100 words added to MW Dictionary By Andrew Moran Springfield - The latest English words to be added to the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, which consists of more than 200,000 words, are quite reflective of modern day society. The editor announced some new words: "f-bomb," "sexting" and "bucket list."

'Amazing' tops annual list of words that should be banned By Kevin Fitzgerald Lake Superior State University has compiled their annual list of words they believe should be banned because of their "misuse, overuse and general uselessness." The words "amazing" and "baby bump" were two notable choices.

Author: Key for child's success is building strong vocabulary Special By Subir Ghosh As children read less and fail to build up a vocabulary, the author of a new book says in an interview the vocabulary deficit is a worrying trend that threatens confidence, future job prospects, relationships, and even the ability to understand jokes.

The print version of the Oxford English Dictionary may retire By Chanah Rubenstein Bob Dylan said it best, ‘The times they are a-changin.’ That was 1964. Fast forward 46 years and it’s worth repeating. Technology has altered much of what was and has created a new way of living.

Oxford English Dictionary has vault full of rejected words By Lynn Curwin Millions of rejected words lie in a vault owned by the Oxford University Press. Although they have not been accepted for print, there is still hope for many of them.

Professor finds century-old Oxford Dictionary By Kim I. Hartman Next time you are playing a game of Scrabble think twice before reaching for the Oxford Dictionary because errors do exist, as proven by an Australian professor who recently found an error that was almost a century old.

Californian school district bans oral sex definition dictionary By Chris Dade A school district in the U.S. state of California has temporarily banned the use of a dictionary that contains a definition for oral sex, a permanent ban being a real possibility.

New York judge sworn in on dictionary By Matt Harding A judge in New York takes his oath of office with his left hand on a dictionary, rather than the customary Bible; officials could not locate a Bible for the ceremony.

Op-Ed: Webster Announces New Words 2008. Pundits Give Palin Boost By Carol Forsloff Words have a way of entering a language through many channels. Some come from historical events, some from borrowed words from other languages as people migrate from region to region

Op-Ed: Oxford University Press Eliminates Words About Christianity, Monarchy By KJ Mullins The Oxford University Press has removed words form its Junior Dictionary that have to do with Christianity and British history.

'w00t' crowned word of year by Merriam-Webster By Chris V. Thangham Merriam-Webster dictionary has named “w00t” as the word of the year. The word is used as an expression of joy coined by online gamers. It is spelled with two zeros instead of the o’s.

New Dictionary Additions By Brandigal (Donna) Each year new words are added to the Oxford English Dictionary and this year is no exception. But are some words actual words or phrases? What happened to just having words in our dictionaries?

Google Translate launches dictionary By Chris V. Thangham Google Translate adds another great feature "Dictionary", now one can get meaning for each word in five different language and phrases used by that word. It currently works with French, Spanish, German, Italian and Korean languages.

McDonald's seeks 'McJob' rewrite By Bharvi McDonald's is planning a campaign to have the dictionary definition of a McJob changed

"Wiki" Wins a place in Oxford English Dictionary By Chris V. Thangham If you think "wiki" doesn't sound like English, you are right. But it's English now. This word born on the Pacific Island of Hawaii finally got an entry into the latest edition of the online Oxford English Dictionary along with 287 other new words.

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