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fromThe Nation
5 days agoCan the Dictionary Keep Up?
Dictionaries are living documents constantly updated by editors who monitor how people actually use language in modern contexts, not static repositories of fixed definitions.
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fromOpen Culture
1 month agoThe Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang Now Free Online: Covers 500 Years of the "Vulgar Tongue"
The three volumes of Green's Dictionary of Slang demonstrate the sheer scope of a lifetime of research by Jonathon Green, the leading slang lexicographer of our time. A remarkable collection of this often reviled but endlessly fascinating area of the English language, it covers slang from the past five centuries right up to the present day, from all the different English-speaking countries and regions.
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3 months agoMacquarie Dictionary announces AI slop' as its word of the year, beating out Ozempic face
AI slop is here, it's ubiquitous, it's being used by the US president, Donald Trump, and now, it's the word of the year. The Macquarie Dictionary dubbed the term the epitome of 2025 linguistics, with a committee of word experts saying the outcome embodies the word of the year's general theme of reflecting a major aspect of society or societal change throughout the year.
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