On Merriam-Webster's words of the year
What's in a word?
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'They' named as Merriam-Webster dictionary's word of year
The nonbinary pronoun "they" has been named Merriam-Webster's word of the year.
Top non-native English-speaking destinations
If you're reading this story, the chances are you've got a pretty good grasp of English.
2019 hasn't been easy and the word of the year proves it
If your 2019 went anything like ours, it sounded a lot like this:
'Climate strike' named Collins' word of the year for 2019
Greta Thunberg, Extinction Rebellion and a growing sense of alarm over global heating have made 2019 a watershed moment in terms of climate change action.
The Academy disqualifies 'Lionheart' for best international film
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has disqualified Nigeria's
At least 4 killed after tour bus carrying Chinese tourists crashes in Utah
A bus carrying Chinese tourists crashed near Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah, killing at least 4 people and critically injuring multiple passengers, authorities said.
Effort aims to remove sexist terms from Oxford Dictionaries
Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling on publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) to remove
Meet the man who named your favorite products
Have you ever wondered how the BlackBerry smartphone got its name? Or how about the Swiffer mop, or the Impossible burger?
Air Canada has to pay couple over language equality
Despite a growing litany of complaints about air travel, passengers continue to pay for the convenience of flying.
Facebook fights fake news using more African languages
Facebook has announced more African languages will be covered in its effort to curb fake news.
Beto O'Rourke: Trump's 'racism' brings violence
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke called President Donald Trump a racist and said his words can be connected to Saturday's mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that left at least 20 people dead and more than two dozen injured.
Delta uniforms will now include sign language pin as an option
Airplanes are often as multicultural as the destinations they're flying to. And now Delta Air Lines has announced that in addition to spoken languages such as Spanish and Russian, in-flight crew members' uniforms will now also indicate whether they know a signed language.
Democrats try to speak Spanish at debate
When Beto O'Rourke opened the first Democratic debate by answering a question about tax rates in Spanish, he appeared to get some shade from Sen. Cory Booker.
An entire school started learning sign language to welcome a deaf kindergartener
At Dayton Consolidated School in Maine, one student has inspired a big change to the curriculum. Morey Belanger, a 6-year-old kindergartener, is the school's first deaf student. To make her feel welcome, the school embraced the opportunity to teach all the students some sign language.
Judge: Fla. counties must provide Spanish voting materials
Election and voter registration materials in 32 of Florida's counties were only printed in English. A federal judge says that will end, starting with the 2020 primaries.
Yowza! Scrabble adds thousands of words to dictionary
Scrabble's game is officially on fleek, blud.
'Justice' is Merriam-Webster's word of the year
Robert Mueller's investigation of US President Donald Trump; Brett Kavanaugh's tense hearings in Congress; the fight for social, racial and gender equality: the past year has seen an absorbing and tumultuous news cycle.
'Single-use' is Collins' word of the year for 2018
The Collins dictionary has adopted an environmentally conscious approach to its "Word of the Year" award, bestowing 2018's accolade on the term "single-use."
