As the campaign starts, something has changed with the leaders. The next five weeks will be crucial
Crucial, that is, in determining the outcome of the election. The polls are somewhere between dead even and really close for the major parties as the formal campaign begins. The Coalition's ascendancy ...
Non-English Words? Oxford English Dictionary's latest additions are from THESE languages
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added new words from various languages, acknowledging their common usage in English.
Overwhelmed by Cuteness? There’s a Word for That.
The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for ...
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I Have a Capital Suggestion for a New Pronoun
I am not suggesting that the merely singular “they” be capitalized. “A person can’t help Their birth” is unnecessary, because there is no ambiguity involved. However, with the new usage, where “they” ...
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Spice bag, morto, blaa and class among Irish words added to Oxford English Dictionary
A number of Irish words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, including morto, spice bag and ludraman. The latest additions to the dictionary show how Irish “untranslatable” words have ...