Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford Dictionary Removes 'Cassette Tape', Adds 'Sexting,' 'Retweet' And 'Mankini'

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 10.22.2011

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Sometimes it takes a drastic effort to correct a drastic mistake, but banning a dictionary from a museum? Hey, if that's what it takes, that's what...

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'Sexting' Added To Dictionary

The Huffington Post | Cooper Smith | Posted 10.18.2011

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The words "retweet", "sexting", and "cyberbullying" have been added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. In celebrating its centenary anniver...

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'Sexting' And Other New Additions To Oxford English Dictionary

Zoe Triska | Posted 10.18.2011

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Back in March, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) made some interesting updates. According to The Huffington Post, not only did they add LOL and OMG,...

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A Brief History Of The Word 'Sh*t-Faced'

Slate Magazine | Paul Collins | Posted 06.19.2011

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Some years ago, Slate contributor Paul Collins became curious about the history of the word bonkers. After a letter to the editors of the Oxford Engli...

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'La-La Land' Now The Dictionary Definition Of Los Angeles

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.28.2011

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The Oxford English Dictionary made some stellar updates on March 24, which are now online. For instance, "e-mail" is now "email." You can now, with re...

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Oxford English Dictionary Adds New Food Words

Eater National | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Oxford English Dictionary announced today the addition of a bunch of news words — in addition to the initialisms of OMG and LOL — and many are...

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LOL, OMG, ♥ Added To The Oxford English Dictionary

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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The stalwart bastion of language, the Oxford English Dictionary, will now include ♥ and LOL as real words worthy of etymological recording. Other...

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A Turning of the Seasons: The King Is Dead by The Decemberists

Rob Kirkpatrick | Posted 05.25.2011

I'm not sure if this is The Decemberists' best album. But there's not a bad song in the bunch here, and it's clear The King Is Dead captures this Aughties folk-rock band hitting a groove.

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Palin Exonerized by New Oxford American Dictionary

Chris Michael | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Irregardless," the New Oxford American Dictionary said in a press release, "we have determinated that 'refudiated' more or less stands on its own, suggesting a generical sense of 'reject.'"

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Official New Dictionary Words

The Guardian | Alison Flood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Around 2,000 new words, phrases, and meanings have been added to the dictionary of American English, including bromance -- defined as "a close but non...

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BFF Makes the Oxford English Dictionary

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

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The Oxford English Dictionary announced on its blog yesterday that the acronym "BFF" has been added as an official noun and lists its D.O.B as 1996. A little on the history of the word here.

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Will The Oxford English Dictionary Never Be Printed Again?

Telegraph | Alastair Jamieson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The dictionary's owner, Oxford University Press (OUP), said the impact of the internet means OED3 will probably appear only in electronic form. ...

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Internet May Phase Out Printed Oxford Dictionary

AP | SYLVIA HUI | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — It weighs in at more than 130 pounds, but the authoritative guide to the English language, the Oxford English Dictionary, may eventuall...

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Use a Word. Save a Word.

Bill Lichtenstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Save the Words, a new web site from Oxford University Press, seeks to prevent the extinction of words that are endangered due to the their lack of use.

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8 Food Words Rejected (For Now) By The Oxford English Dictionary

Posted 05.25.2011

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Serious Eats' Erin Zimmer pointed out an article from the Telegraph about millions of "non words" rejected by the Oxford University Press as "unsuitab...

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Dictionary Rejects: Which Words Got Left Out Of The Oxford English Dictionary?

aolnews.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ever engaged a freegan in nonversation, or does the very idea make you want to precuperate? If you haven't a clue what we're talking about, don't worr...

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