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Karnataka: DSERT develops bilingual dictionary for students of classes 1 to 9
1 day, 21 hours ago

Karnataka: DSERT develops bilingual dictionary for students of classes 1 to 9

The Hindu  

The Department of State Educational Research and Training has developed a Kannada-English bilingual dictionary to enhance language proficiency among schoolchildren of the State with the help of a non-governmental organisation. The dictionary has been designed as two separate sets, for the students of classes 1 to 5 and classes 6 to 9, focusing on complex words, grammar, and pronunciation, to …

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Stroopwafel added to Oxford English Dictionary
3 days, 13 hours ago

Stroopwafel added to Oxford English Dictionary

NL Times  

The beloved Dutch treat, stroopwafel, has officially been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, marking a significant milestone for the sweet’s global popularity. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, stroopwafel is a "sweet snack consisting of two small, very thin, circular waffles sandwiched together with a syrup or caramel filling." In its commentary, the OED added to that by saying …

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‘Brain rot’ becomes the Oxford word of the year for 2024
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Brain rot’ becomes the Oxford word of the year for 2024

The Independent  

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Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary picks ‘enshittification’ as word of 2024
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary picks ‘enshittification’ as word of 2024

Al Jazeera  

Australia’s oldest dictionary of Australian English has chosen “enshittification” – a slang term referring to the deterioration of products and services online – as the word of 2024. “This word captures what many of us feel is happening to the world and to so many aspects of our lives at the moment,” the dictionary’s judging committee said in a statement …

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A Word, Please: Delete the S? The dictionary suggests yes
1 month, 4 weeks ago

A Word, Please: Delete the S? The dictionary suggests yes

LA Times  

Head coach Jim Harbaugh points toward the field as Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers jogs past before a game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field At Mile High on Oct. 13, 2024. Merriam’s dictionary doesn’t have an entry for “towards,” but it lists it under its entry for “toward” as a “variant.” This tells us two things: …

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Oxford University Press launches bilingual Assamese and mini Bengali dictionary
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Oxford University Press launches bilingual Assamese and mini Bengali dictionary

Hindustan Times  

On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, observed on 21 February every year, the Oxford University Press launched a bilingual English-English-Assamese Dictionary and a new edition of the Oxford Mini English-Bengali Dictionary. The Oxford University Press launched a bilingual English-English-Assamese Dictionary and a new edition of the Oxford Mini English-Bengali Dictionary. According to a press release by Oxford University …

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Letters to the Editor: What the 1828 dictionary definition of ‘insurrection’ means for Trump
1 year, 2 months ago

Letters to the Editor: What the 1828 dictionary definition of ‘insurrection’ means for Trump

LA Times  

Then-President Trump speaks outside the White House on Jan. 6, 2021. To the editor: I possess a copy of Noah Webster’s 1828 dictionary of American English, one of the few dictionaries available when the 14th Amendment was written. The lawyers on both sides of the argument over whether the 14th Amendment bars former President Trump from appearing on the ballot …

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Before Wikipedia, there was the Oxford English Dictionary, a Victorian era crowdsourcing project
1 year, 2 months ago

Before Wikipedia, there was the Oxford English Dictionary, a Victorian era crowdsourcing project

Salon  

After graduate school, I treated myself to a full set — that's 20 very large and heavy volumes — of the Oxford English Dictionary for my home office. Now that I've read Sarah Ogilvie's surprising and delightful new book "The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary," I can imagine James Murray, the venerable Dictionary editor, …

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These 690 Gen Z Terms Made It To Merriam-Webster Dictionary; How Many Can You Guess?
1 year, 3 months ago

These 690 Gen Z Terms Made It To Merriam-Webster Dictionary; How Many Can You Guess?

News 18  

Gen-Z’s text languages and slang have crept into the dictionary as well. As per the glossary, Rizz means “romantic appeal or charm.” The word is usually used in terms of flirting with or attracting a potential romantic partner with one’s charm. Perhaps the closest meaning of Simp among the many definitions is “to show excessive devotion to or longing for …

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‘Swaero’ makes it to Oxford dictionary
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Swaero’ makes it to Oxford dictionary

The Hindu  

Swaero, a word that has been adopted by the students and alumni of Social Welfare schools and colleges in Telangana, has made its way to the Compact Oxford English-English-Telugu Dictionary. The new edition of the dictionary defines it as: “Swaero: SW+Aero literally means the sky is the limit to the social welfare students, also used as a type of aspirational …

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15 Football-related Phrases Make Way into Oxford English Dictionary
1 year, 5 months ago

15 Football-related Phrases Make Way into Oxford English Dictionary

News 18  

A number of footballing terms have found their places in the latest update of the Oxford English Dictionary. Apart from names of some special skills, a few tactical lingo have been added to the dictionary including Sir Alex Ferguson-coined ‘squeaky bum time’ and Jose Mourinho’s famous strategy of ‘parking the bus’. The phrase, ‘squeaky bum time’, first came to light …

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'Diya', 'Desh', 'Almirah': What are the Indian English Words Added to Oxford English Dictionary?
1 year, 11 months ago

'Diya', 'Desh', 'Almirah': What are the Indian English Words Added to Oxford English Dictionary?

News 18  

Pronunciation transcriptions and audio for more than 800 entries associated with Indian English, including words like ‘desh’, ‘bachcha’, ‘diya’, ‘almirah’ and ‘bindaas’, are now available in the Oxford English Dictionary. This most recent addition to the World English pronunciation audio archive fills a large gap for the 130 million Indian English speakers in India. I am delighted that we have …

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Learn English: 'Goblin Mode' Named As Word Of Year by Oxford Dictionary, What is Means?
2 years, 1 month ago

Learn English: 'Goblin Mode' Named As Word Of Year by Oxford Dictionary, What is Means?

News 18  

The Oxford English Dictionary has chosen the slang term “goblin mode” as the word of the year, using a public vote for the first time in its history. “Goblin mode” is a slang term that is used to describe a type of behaviour, which is “unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or …

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Do what you want: Oxford English Dictionary's word of year 2022 is…
2 years, 1 month ago

Do what you want: Oxford English Dictionary's word of year 2022 is…

Hindustan Times  

The Oxford English Dictionary has chosen the term "goblin mode" as the word of the year 200 after a public vote for the first time in its history. "Goblin mode" is a slang term used to describe a type of behaviour, which is “unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations.” Word …

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Bachelor’s Handbag, a roast chicken takeaway makes it to Australian lexicon as ‘Word of the Year’
2 years, 1 month ago

Bachelor’s Handbag, a roast chicken takeaway makes it to Australian lexicon as ‘Word of the Year’

Firstpost  

The origin of the word stems from the fact that such a chicken requires no further preparation or cooking before consumption, so it is in fact an easy meal preferred by a single person. The roast chicken meal often comes wrapped in a plastic bag with a handle with which one can carry it home New Delhi: A roast chicken …

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Explained: The meaning of 'Bachelor's handbag,' the Australian dictionary's people's word of the year
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained: The meaning of 'Bachelor's handbag,' the Australian dictionary's people's word of the year

Firstpost  

Bachelor’s handbag — a roast chicken takeaway in a plastic bag — has been voted the Australian people’s choice as the new word of the year, the Macquarie Dictionary said. The term was defined as a ‘noun colloquial a takeaway roast chicken’ by the Australian English dictionary Sydney: Bachelor’s handbag — a roast chicken takeaway in a plastic bag — …

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Cambridge Word Of The Year 2022 Is ‘Homer’, And It Has A Wordle Connection
2 years, 1 month ago

Cambridge Word Of The Year 2022 Is ‘Homer’, And It Has A Wordle Connection

ABP News  

Cambridge Dictionary has declared the word, “homer”. Homer, an informal American-English word for a home run in baseball, became the Cambridge Dictionary’s highest-spiking word of the year as five-letter Wordle answers dominated searches this year. Homer was the Wordle word of the day on May 5 this year, and this significant surge of searches occurred on that day. In the …

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Football phrases ‘squeaky bum time’, ‘park the bus’ in Oxford Dictionary: How are new words added to the lexicon?
2 years, 3 months ago

Football phrases ‘squeaky bum time’, ‘park the bus’ in Oxford Dictionary: How are new words added to the lexicon?

Firstpost  

The two famous football phrases – ‘squeaky bum time’ and ‘park the bus’ – coined by coaches Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Ferguson’s “squeaky bum time” and Mourinho’s “park the bus” are two of the 15 football-related terms that now find themselves in the dictionary. It’s squeaky bum time and we’ve …

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Oxford English Dictionary add famous Mourinho and Fergie phrases
2 years, 3 months ago

Oxford English Dictionary add famous Mourinho and Fergie phrases

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Legendary football managers Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex …

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7 commonly used English words that are borrowed from Hindi
2 years, 8 months ago

7 commonly used English words that are borrowed from Hindi

India Today  

The English language is continuously evolving and adapting. JUNGLE Here is a list of 7 commonly used English language words that have been borrowed from the Hindi language. PYJAMA Here is a list of 7 commonly used English language words that have been borrowed from the Hindi language. BUNGALOW Here is a list of 7 commonly used English language words …

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Shashi Tharoor teaches meaning of 'Quockerwodger': All the times the Congress MP made people reach for their dictionaries
2 years, 8 months ago

Shashi Tharoor teaches meaning of 'Quockerwodger': All the times the Congress MP made people reach for their dictionaries

Firstpost  

In 2017, Tharoor voluntarily started giving English lessons by using obscure words in his Twitter lexicon with some political context, including farrago, troglodyte, and rodomontade It is not rare for one to find a difficult-to-pronounce and impossible to understand English word in Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s Twitter. #Quockerwodger pic.twitter.com/iGSCMY6tzA — Shashi Tharoor April 20, 2022 This was not the first …

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Airfryer, bodyshaming added to Van Dale dictionary
2 years, 11 months ago

Airfryer, bodyshaming added to Van Dale dictionary

NL Times  

The new edition of Dikke Van Dale contains 979 new English keywords, including influencer, airfryer, Covid-19, body-shaming, and big tech. English words make up about 10 percent of the new words added to the Dutch dictionary. The 16th edition of the Dikke Van Dale, which will publish on March 22, also includes words from Chinese, Italian, Moroccan, and Spanish, among …

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Oxford English Dictionary chooses 'Vax' as word of the year
3 years, 2 months ago

Oxford English Dictionary chooses 'Vax' as word of the year

Firstpost  

The usage of vax, a word which was first recorded in English in 1799 and is derived from the Latin word vacca, has increased 72 times more than last year ‘Vax’ has been chosen by lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary as the word of the year. The senior editor of Oxford English Dictionary, Fiona McPherson said that the word …

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"Climate crisis" has made it into the Oxford English Dictionary
3 years, 2 months ago

"Climate crisis" has made it into the Oxford English Dictionary

Salon  

As formerly green forests turn into charred remains and glaciers melt away to reveal bare mountainsides, the effects of climate change on the landscape are hard to miss. In a special update this month, the Oxford English Dictionary reviewed the scope of this "rapidly changing area of vocabulary" encompassing words and phrases like eco-anxiety, net-zero, and climate strikes. The dictionary's …

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