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Rizzlers rejoice: The Oxford English Dictionary has announced its word of the year
Business Insider via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoThough it was already floating around the internet, the word skyrocketed in popularity in 2023 when...
Historic writer's desk could be 'knackered' old fake
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoMuseum visitors will be asked whether they believe the piece of furniture really was Dr Johnson's desk [Getty Images] The desk of the writer Dr Samuel...
Weebs, Rejoice: ‘Isekai’ Is Now In The Oxford Dictionary
Kotaku via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoThe Oxford English Dictionary (aka the OED) runs an update to its repository four times every year....
Oxford’s word of the year 2023 is just brimming with charisma
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoLanguage experts choosing the Oxford word of the year 2023 were dazzled by a bright young thing,...
An homage to the dad joke, one of the great traditions of fatherhood
The Conversation via Yahoo Style Singapore· 3 weeks agoSometimes lameness – not laughter – is the point. AHPhotoswpg/iStock via Getty Images “Dad, I’m...
Evolution of technology plays into latest Oxford English Dictionary update
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoGenerative artificial intelligence, talkboard and dumb phone are among the new technological words...
Oxford's Word of the Year for 2023 is...
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoEach year, Oxford University Press chooses a word or expression that has reflected the last 12 months and has potential to have lasting cultural...
Will The Oxford Dictionary Of African American English Help Address Language Appropriation?
HuffPost via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoA new project will finally acknowledge that AAVE isn't just slang. AlthoughAfricanAmerican...
The most confusing Gen Z terms: 'Rizz' named by Oxford University as word of the year
Yahoo Life UK· 11 months agoA new survey has revealed the 20 Gen Z terms that confuse over-45s. (Getty Images) The Oxford...
Sean Connery among new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entries
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoScottish actor Sir Sean Connery and English singer Dame Vera Lynn are among the new entrants in the...