Big Problems with the Little Finger, or, A Story of Pinkie
Anatoly looks at the word “pinkie”.
Architecting a Verb?
Last Sunday, in the NY Times, I read a book reviewer taking an author to task for her word use. The reviewer stated that “the last time I checked the American Heritage Dictionary, in spite of how computer trade journalists might choose to use the word, “architect” was not recognized as a verb”.
Inside Oxford: Questions for Casper Grathwohl
A few questions for Casper Grathwohl.
Sports Aggression
A look at the role of competition in sports violence.
Hardcore Dictionaries
Ammon Shea wonders what makes a dictionary “hardcore”.
Buckle up your mirdle! Euphemisms from heck
Mark Peters looks at euphemisms.
Assess – Podictionary Word of the Day
Charles Hodgson explores the word “Assess”.
How Dictionaries Ruined My Scrabble Game
Ammon Shea explains how dictionaries ruined his Scrabble game.
What Every beginning Dictionary Reader Should Know
Ammon Shea shares some advice for beginning dictionary readers.
The First Blogger
William Safire blogs about blogs.
Know Your Nonsense–A Lexical Guide to Horse Apples
Mark Peters looks at synonyms for “bullshit”.
Lotus – Podictionary Word of the Day
Welcome to podictionary. My name is Charles Hodgson For almost three years now I’ve been producing podictionary – the podcast for word lovers and I’m very pleased to now be able to bring a weekly episode to the OUPblog. Every Thursday I’ll be posting a word-of-the-day podcast here. There are two main differences between podictionary […]
Calling all tonguesters: Refresh your gossip with old words
Mark Peters guest blogs for Ben Zimmer.
This Day In History: Happy Birthday Tolkien
Happy birthday J.R.R. Tolkien!
Should “Decimate” be Annihilated?
Ben Zimmer looks at the word “decimate”.
Redefining the word “Human” – Do Some Apes Have Human Ancestors?
Aaron Filler looks at what makes humans- “human.”