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What is Wordnesia? Why Words Sometimes Look Weird, Explained

By Julia Glassman Feb 21st
Some of These New Oxford Dictionary Terms Make Me Feel Pretty Out of Touch

By Jessica Lachenal Aug 27th
Margaret Atwood Protests Removal of Nature Words From Oxford Junior Dictionary

By Carolyn Cox Jan 14th
Speaking of Walkers: A Study of the Slang Our Heroes Call Their Villains

By Susana Polo Jul 29th
Let’s Take a Break From All This Valentine’s Stuff and Learn About Word Origins With John Green

By Glen Tickle Feb 14th
Why Do We Call People With Orange Hair Redheads?

By Glen Tickle Dec 9th
Merriam-Webster Declares “Science” Its 2013 Word of the Year, We Declare Merriam-Webster Our 2013 Dictionary of the Year

By Glen Tickle Dec 3rd
Language Log Does an [Adjective]-Ass Job of Breaking Down This SNL Sketch

By Glen Tickle Nov 19th
Researchers Have Found That “Huh” Is One of the Most Universal Words in Human Language

By Glen Tickle Nov 18th
Twitter Users Call Out President Obama Because “Madder” Isn’t a Word, Except That it Is

By Glen Tickle Oct 22nd
On the Heels of “Twerk”, Oxford English Dictionary Considers Several New Silly Words

By Dan Van Winkle Oct 7th
“Twerk” Added to Oxford English Dictionary, We Don’t Like Their Definition

By Glen Tickle Aug 28th
Germany Eliminates 63-Letter Longest Word

By Ian Chant Jun 4th
Today In Geek History: In 2008, National Grammar Day Begins

By Jeff LaSala Mar 4th
Oxford Dictionaries Names GIF 2012 Word of the Year, Celebration GIFs Abound

By Rollin Bishop Nov 13th
Merriam-Webster Inducts “F-bomb,” “Sexting,” “Man Cave,” and Others Into the 2012 Dictionary

By James Plafke Aug 14th
It's 11/11, Here's Some Sarah Palindromes

By Max Eddy Nov 11th
Wanna Live Forever? Become A Noun! [Video]

By Max Eddy Sep 30th
France Bans The Words “Facebook” and “Twitter” from TV and Radio

By Erin Podolak Jun 6th
ZOMG! Oxford Dictionaries Online Debuts Official List of New Words

By Erin Podolak Jun 3rd