Merriam-Webster recently announced its latest slate of additions to the dictionary—some 200 new words and definitions that, as usual, are an eclectic blend of ones you probably assumed already ...

In American English, grammar experts prefer "toward" over "towards," along with "backward," "forward" and "afterward," though ...

Merriam-Webster Dictionary has a long-standing tradition of posting the top word of the year, and this year it was “authentic.” The dictionary explained that in 2023, “authentic” had “a substantial ...

The media has boiled down Project 2025’s main objectives affecting the public, but lacks the space to use direct quotes ...

Collins Dictionary declared "brat" — the album title that became ... Collin's 2023 word of the year was "AI," short for artificial intelligence. Merriam-Webster typically announces its word of the ...

US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster has acquired a hit Wordle-style game. The original Wordle, created by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle, challenges players to find a five-letter word in ...

If you were to assemble a group of the best automakers in the world to build the perfect car, you might have Lamborghini style it, Mercedes do the interior, and Porsche design the chassis.

Some four decades before Webster produced the dictionary ... pages as the “blue-backed speller.” “Shaping a Language, Defining a Nation” is sponsored by a consortium of organizations and enterprises, ...

The thing is, "trends," which are defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary as a "prevailing ... they've taken over our news ...

According to Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, spam is defined as "unsolicited ... and "mailto" links on Web pages. Many companies and individuals who spam use "Web crawlers," or automated ...

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1000, are… Quordle #999, Saturday 19 October: GUSTY, BROKE, ENJOY, HAZEL ...

Dictionary of Literary Biography). His 70,000-entry work became a classic. After his death in 1843, Webster’s heirs sold the rights to George and Charles Merriam. Roman law dictionaries define the ...