What is Wordnesia? Why Words Sometimes Look Weird, Explained Julia Glassman Julia Glassman Feb 21, 2022
Some of These New Oxford Dictionary Terms Make Me Feel Pretty Out of Touch Jessica Lachenal Jessica Lachenal Aug 27, 2015
Margaret Atwood Protests Removal of Nature Words From Oxford Junior Dictionary Carolyn Cox Carolyn Cox Jan 14, 2015
Speaking of Walkers: A Study of the Slang Our Heroes Call Their Villains Susana Polo Susana Polo Jul 29, 2014
Let’s Take a Break From All This Valentine’s Stuff and Learn About Word Origins With John Green What's the origin of "species"? Glen Tickle Glen Tickle Feb 14, 2014
Why Do We Call People With Orange Hair Redheads? Is Karren Gillan still a redhead, what with the shaved head and all? Glen Tickle Glen Tickle Dec 9, 2013
Merriam-Webster Declares “Science” Its 2013 Word of the Year, We Declare Merriam-Webster Our 2013 Dictionary of the Year Someone try to use all of the top ten words in one sentence. Ready? Go! Glen Tickle Glen Tickle Dec 3, 2013
Language Log Does an [Adjective]-Ass Job of Breaking Down This SNL Sketch This article wins for most times we've gotten away with writing "ass." Glen Tickle Glen Tickle Nov 19, 2013
Researchers Have Found That “Huh” Is One of the Most Universal Words in Human Language Oh, also, they officially claim it's a word. Glen Tickle Glen Tickle Nov 18, 2013
Twitter Users Call Out President Obama Because “Madder” Isn’t a Word, Except That it Is There may be problems with the healthcare site, but not with Obama's grammar. Glen Tickle Glen Tickle Oct 22, 2013
On the Heels of “Twerk”, Oxford English Dictionary Considers Several New Silly Words "Man, I wish 'phubbing' was a real word." WISH GRANTED. Maybe. Dan Van Winkle Dan Van Winkle Oct 7, 2013
“Twerk” Added to Oxford English Dictionary, We Don’t Like Their Definition The official definition for "twerk" seems flawed, so we've decided to help the OED. Glen Tickle Glen Tickle Aug 28, 2013
Germany Eliminates 63-Letter Longest Word Farewell, dear 'Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz.' We hardly knew ye, let alone could pronounce ye. Ian Chant Ian Chant Jun 4, 2013
“Twerk” Added to Oxford English Dictionary, We Don’t Like Their Definition Glen Tickle Glen Tickle Aug 28, 2013
