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Finding The Forgotten Creators Of The Oxford English Dictionary
There are few books in the world that most people have heard of. There are even fewer so recognizable that are 500,000 words ...
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Simples, whatevs and Jedi added to Oxford English Dictionary
Here are just some of the words that have been added to the latest update: The full list is available on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) website. The OED is updated four times a year with the ...
‘Brain Rot’ Is the 2024 Word of the Year, According to Oxford University Press
The first recorded use of “brain rot,” according to Oxford University Press, was in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, published ...
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Vax declared Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year
Vax has been chosen as the word of the year by lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Words related to vaccines have spiked in frequency in 2021 due to Covid, with double-vaxxed ...