Experts on aging want to change how we talk about people who are growing older. They’ve gotten the Oxford English Dictionary ...

Oxford University Press has announced its 2024 Word of the Year contenders, including demure, brain rot, lore, dynamic ...

A linguist explains how Turkey and turkey got their names—and whether the country or the bird came first. Here's what to know ...

The Labour peer, a leading Remain campaigner, suggested Britain could find a path between the US and EU if the ...

In 1914, “Happy Hour” was created aboard the USS Arkansas to help sailors relieve the boredom of being at sea.

this exhibition delves into a diverse range of themes, including the amendment of sexual assault criminal laws, the ...

The definition of 'pogrom' shows both parallels and differences between the violence in Amsterdam and historic acts of ...

Oxford Economics's Ben May said the direct impact ... calling it "the most beautiful word in the dictionary." For the ...

US president-elect Donald Trump says "tariff" is the most beautiful word in the dictionary -- and the Republican's second ...

Test your knowledge of the 2024 US Presidential race with our quiz! Discover if you can identify key moments and references ...

Ohio’s Issue 1, an amendment to end gerrymandering, has been a highly-discussed topic as advocates and opponents try to sway voters.

In the aftermath of the extraordinary 2016 victories by Brexit and Donald Trump, the Oxford Dictionaries chose “post-truth” as the word of the year ... has by now drilled doubt into the bedrock of ...