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11.14.19

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Google will help you pronounce difficult words

A new Search feature uses advanced speech recognition and machine learning to offer feedback.

By C. Fisher, 11.14.19

09.05.18

'Bingeable,' 'biohacking' and 'fintech' are now officially words

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'Bingeable,' 'biohacking' and 'fintech' are now officially words

Merriam-Webster has decreed it so.

By R. England, 09.05.18

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02.07.17

CRISPR, 'binge-watch' and 'botnet' are now in the dictionary

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CRISPR, 'binge-watch' and 'botnet' are now in the dictionary

Merriam-Webster announced over 1,000 new additions.

By B. Steele, 02.07.17

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11.16.15

Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year is... an emoji

Oxford Dictionaries thinks the 'tears of joy' icon says more about 2015 than a bunch of letters.

By J. Fingas, 11.16.15

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05.26.15

WTF, 'Clickbait' and 'Emoji' are now officially words?

As the English language continues to evolve in response the internet's cultural onslaught, Merriam...

By A. Tarantola, 05.26.15

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08.12.14

The copy of the U.S. Constitution that's installed on every Mac

Sometimes when I see just how ignorant many American politicians are of the Constitution of the Un...

By S. Sande, 08.12.14

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07.22.14

Totes amazeballs added to the dictionary, because YOLO

When dictionary makers use internet slang, we always feel the same as if our parents had gotten a...

By D. Cooper, 07.22.14

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05.20.14

The words hashtag, steampunk and selfie are now tired enough to go in the dictionary

There's something in the water over on lexicography boulevard. Just a day after Collins asked Twit...

By D. Cooper, 05.20.14

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05.19.14

Should 'Adorkable' 'Duckface' or 'Nomakeupselfie' be added to the dictionary?

How does the fusty council of elders that compose Collins' English Dictionary spend their time? Ju...

By D. Cooper, 05.19.14

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08.23.13

Google expands word definition box, makes looking up ten-dollar words easier

Here's one for the logophiles and the voracious readers: searching for words on Google now returns...

By M. Moon, 08.23.13

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Dictionary

Google will help you pronounce difficult words

'Bingeable,' 'biohacking' and 'fintech' are now officially words

CRISPR, 'binge-watch' and 'botnet' are now in the dictionary

Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year is... an emoji

WTF, 'Clickbait' and 'Emoji' are now officially words?

The copy of the U.S. Constitution that's installed on every Mac

Totes amazeballs added to the dictionary, because YOLO

The words hashtag, steampunk and selfie are now tired enough to go in the dictionary

Should 'Adorkable' 'Duckface' or 'Nomakeupselfie' be added to the dictionary?

Google expands word definition box, makes looking up ten-dollar words easier

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