I would venture that this is how many people think about print dictionaries: as battered, well-traveled relics that they like ...
This December 16, 2016 photo illustration taken in Washington, DC. shows the definition for the word "Surreal" in a copy of the Webster's Desktop Dictionary. Donald Trump's upset win in the US ...
What is the hardest word to define? What’s the longest word in English? These are just some of the questions Merriam-Webster editor Kory Stamper has to field when she tells people about her job. It’s ...
When a writer noticed that a certain dictionary definition was less than sensitive, she immediately took action. Ali Segel of Los Angeles was recently putting together a magazine with the theme of ...
The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...
Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Merriam-Webster added some new words to the dictionary this week and when it came to explaining ...
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