Posted on January 22, 2023 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Isn't there a saying that children and drunk people always tell the truth? We're of a mind to think that...
Posted on January 4, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Oops — Dictionary.com's word of the year for 2022 slipped our notice! That honor was revealed as going to the...
Posted on December 5, 2022 at 7:55 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The Oxford English Dictionary's first-ever public vote for word of the year has resulted in a landslide victory. "Goblin mode"...
Posted on November 28, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Merriam-Webster has released its word for the year: "gaslighting." Unlike in previous years (cough 2020 cough), there wasn't a particular...
Posted on November 23, 2022 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
There’s a new twist on the word-of-the-year announcements in 2022. This time, the Oxford English Dictionary's top word will be...
Posted on November 21, 2022 at 3:16 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Those of you who love languages and history are in luck. El Pais reports that researchers believe they've found the...
Posted on November 9, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here's new fodder for small talk when you run out of weather and traffic commentary: the subject of the oldest...
Posted on September 9, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Merriam-Webster has added 370 words to the dictionary. And of course, every single new addition isn't listed in the blog...
Posted on July 25, 2022 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here's, likely, a dream job for many Fussy followers: roving grammarian. But it wasn't one that Ellen Jovin found listed...
Posted on July 22, 2022 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
An upcoming project from Harvard University and Oxford University Press will document and celebrate the Black contribution to American English....
