Gorilla – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “gorilla”.
The podictionary word of the week is “gorilla”.
Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymology of “wedlock.”
The podictionary word of the week is “rodent”.
Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymology of “wayzgoose.”
The podictionary word of the weekis “prevaricate”.
Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymology of the word “rare.”
The podictionary word of the week is “chauvinist”.
Christian Kay on sounds and sense in the HTOED.
Anatoly Liberman responds to readers’ questions and comments.
If you haven’t already heard, ‘unfriend’ is the New Oxford American Dictionary ‘Word of the Year’. In honor of this announcement, I surveyed Facebook users across the country about why they would choose to unfriend someone. The results ranged from robots and rages, to baby photos and politics.
The podictionary word of the week is “midwife”.
Professor Christian Kay on the press interest in the HTOED.
Ammon Shea reveals how the Oxford Word of the Year is chosen.
Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymology of Whitsunday.
Birds are singing, the sun is shining and I am joyful in the morning without caffeine. Why? Because it is Word of the Year time (or WOTY as we refer to it around the office). Every year the ‘New Oxford American Dictionary’ celebrates the holidays by making its biggest announcement of the year.
The podictionary word of the week is “net”.