As the Concise Oxford English Dictionary celebrates its centenary, Channel 4 News speaks to the editor about how words such as mankini, woot, and jeggings make it onto its pages. It’s one of the best ...
A woman came up to me with a handsome, black and white, speckled cocker spaniel in tow. "Freckles barks all of the time," she said, indicating the dog beside her. "I know he's trying to communicate ...
"Retweet" is one of the new words being added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, reports The Telegraph. Other words include "sexting" and "woot" -- words that show the influence of technology ...
Frank's brother Henry caused a stir in Rocquaine with his jogging outfit Research has revealed that one of the brothers who edited the first Concise Oxford Dictionary failed to find work as head of ...
Eric Vogel goes over a few C# 6.0 language improvements that will help make your coding experiences more concise. C# 6.0 is slated for official release with Visual Studio 2015 later this year. As of ...
The first major English - Irish dictionary in 60 years was launched on October 30, 2020 by President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins. The new dictionary, produced by Irish language body Foras na Gaeilge ...
The first major English-Irish dictionary in over 60 years has been officially published by President Michael D Higgins. The new dictionary - produced by Fóras na Gaeilge - contains 1,800 pages, over ...