Guns WATCH: How to talk to your kids about guns in schoolwthr.com - Dustin Grove INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Parents may find it difficult to talk with their children about the reality of gun violence in their schools. Dr. Megan Oed, a …
Coventry Telegraphadded this to NewsCoventry Thousands call for dictionary definition of 'woman' to be changedcoventrytelegraph.net - Neil Shaw The dictionary definition of what it means to be a woman could soon be changed after more than 30,000 people have signed a petition. Oxford University …
National Postadded this to Full CommentOpinion Robert Fulford: How the United States conquered the English languagenationalpost.com - Robert Fulford As a Canadian I was startled when the headline "Americanisms the British can’t bloody stand" flashed across my computer screen. In England the choice …
Buzz.ieadded this to Irish NewsLanguage Thousands sign petition to ‘eliminate sexist definitions’ such as 'wench and biddy' from dictionarybuzz.ie - Ruairi Scott Byrne Campaigners are demanding that all insulting words for women are removed from the English dictionary.Equality activists are furious that offensive …
ABC NewsWomen's News Is the dictionary sexist? Petition calls for Oxford English Dictionary to remove sexist terms for womenABC News - Katie Kindelan A petition that now has nearly 30,000 signatures and counting on Change.org was started by a simple online search. Maria Beatrice Giovanardi, a …
The Guardianadded this to BooksBooks Mind the gap: No 10’s search for a legal ‘loophole’The Guardian - Steven PooleNo 10 was this week trying to find a “legal loophole” in the act of parliament forbidding a no-deal Brexit. But why is it a loophole and not just, well, a hole? If you are imagining the hole defined by
The New York Timesadded this to U.S.The Arts When Dictionaries Wade Into the Gender (Non)BinaryThe New York Times - By JACEY FORTINInspo. Dad joke. Fabulosity! Rhotic. These are among the 533 new terms and definitions that Merriam-Webster added to its dictionary this month. But none have drawn as much attention as the quotidian pronoun
The Scotsmanadded this to Scotsman LifestyleNews (Scotland) Baffie to Weegie: 18 Scottish words that are now in the dictionary - and their meaningscotsman.com - Rosalind Erskine A host of household Scottish words and phrases feature in the latest update of the Oxford English Dictionary, but what do they mean? Bawbag joins …
the i paperadded this to i commentIcon version of the Flipboard logoOpinionThe do's and don'ts of using the Oxford Dictionary definitions of women - avoid referring to your wife as your ‘mare’ orinews.co.uk - Gwendolyn Smith First off, it’s worth remembering that while a rich use of language is commendable, often it’s best to call a woman, well… a woman There are ways one …
IKITOadded this to NEWSWomen's News Thousands sign petition to remove sexist terms from Oxford DictionariesCNN - By Lianne Kolirin, CNNLondon (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling on publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) to remove "sexist" terms for women. According to the petition, posted on Change.org,
Roy Bannisteradded this to Whiskey Tango FoxtrotConservative View Redefine ‘Woman,’ Activists UrgeNational Review - Madeleine Kearns T oday, Merriam-Webster announced an additional dictionary definition of “they” to refer “to a single person whose gender identity is nonbinary.” And …
insiderGender-Neutral Merriam-Webster adds gender-neutral 'they' to dictionaryinsider - Andy Kiersz One of the most important English-language dictionaries just expanded its list of pronouns to include an increasingly common option for people who …
Reader's Digestadded this to Reader's DigestLanguage 15 Fascinating Facts About Dictionaries That Will Make You Want to Pick One Uprd.com - Meghan Jones From dropped words to fake definitions, learn fun facts, hearsay, and scandal about our most useful language resource, and the words that make it …
CTV Newsadded this to Northern OntarioLanguage Professor to submit slang from the north to Oxford English Dictionaryctvnews.ca - Lydia Chubak Many born and bred Northerners know what words like 'slimes' and 'soaker' mean, but Sali Tagliamonte, a language scientist at the University of …
U.S. Politics Let's retire the phrase 'mandatory buybacks' -- the proper term is gun confiscationwashingtonexaminer.com - Philip Klein After decades of denying that this was their ultimate goal, Democrats are now more willing to openly state that they want to forcibly take Americans' …
Pakistan Changing timesdawn.com - Hajrah Mumtaz THE fairy stories start with ‘once upon a time’. Well, then, once upon a time, from the ages of Jane Austen to the Bronte sisters to Charles Dickens, …
NY Review of BooksIcon version of the Flipboard logoSputnik The Nik of Timenybooks.com - Ernest Davis James Gleick writes, in “Moon Fever” [NYR, August 15], “If it wasn’t for Sputnik, we wouldn’t have had ‘beatniks,’ ‘peaceniks,’ or ‘no-goodniks.’” He …
QuartzLanguage How "OK" became the most spoken word on the planetQuartz - Elly van GelderenOf all the words in the English language, the word “OK” is pretty new: It’s only been used for about 180 years. Although it’s become the most spoken word on the planet, it’s kind of a strange word. Sometimes
CBC Newsadded this to OttawaCanadian News From 'soaker' to 'bush party,' linguist pushing to add Ontario slang to dictionaryCBC News - Lauren Pelley Are you born and raised in northern Ontario? If so, you might understand this warning: Don't get a soaker from the slimes on your way to the bush …
Robin Abrahamadded this to HieukyLanguage Curious Kids: Why do we say 'OK'?theconversation.com - Elly van Gelderen Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to …
Narcityadded this to NewsOntario Ontario Slang Words Could Be Coming To The Oxford English Dictionarynarcity.com - Lisa Belmonte Words like "scuzzy", "chirp" and "grade thirteen" could be added.
Hindustan Timesadded this to India NewsShashi Tharoor ‘Not Oxford English, but...’: Kerala Congress leader K Muraleedharan’s veiled attack on Shashi Thar...hindustantimes.com - Press Trust of India In a fresh salvo targeting Shashi Tharoor, who had come under attack for his alleged “Modi praise”, party colleague K Muraleedharan once again made a …
OpIndiaadded this to OpIndia.comShashi Tharoor Not Oxford English, but ‘anti-Modi’ stand helped win Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Congress MP’s sly on Shashi Tharooropindia.com - OpIndia Staff Vadakara MP K Muraleedharan has stated that it was not 'Oxford English' but a stand against Modi that has made it possible for UDF to win the former …
Neelum Ahluwaliaadded this to KShashi Tharoor Not Oxford English, but anti-Modi stand helped Shashi Tharoor win: Kerala MP Muraleedharannewindianexpress.com THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a fresh salvo targeting Shashi Tharoor, who had come under attack for his alleged "Modi praise", party colleague K …
Shashi Tharoor Not Oxford English, anti-Modi stand helped Congress-UDF victory: Muraleedharan attacks Shashi Tharoorindiatoday.in - Press Trust of India In a fresh salvo targeting Shashi Tharoor, who had come under attack for his alleged "Modi praise", party colleague K Muraleedharan once again made a …
NDTVadded this to LatestIndia News Kerala Congress Leader Attacks Shashi Tharoor Over "Oxford English"NDTV - Press Trust of India Without naming Shashi Tharoor, K Muraleedharan said Congress leader and former MP, late A Charles, who did not know Oxford English, had won the …
The Economic Timesadded this to Politics & NationShashi Tharoor Not Oxford English, but anti-Modi stand helped Congress-UDF victory: K Muraleedharanindiatimes.com THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a fresh salvo targeting Shashi Tharoor, who had come under attack for his alleged "Modi praise", party colleague K …
News18.comadded this to News18 Latest NewsShashi Tharoor 'Not Oxford English': Congress MP's Take on Tharoor's Fame in Kerala Comes With a Taunt for Praising Modinews18.com - PTI Without naming Tharoor, Muraleedharan said Congress leader and former MP, late A Charles, who did not know Oxford English, had won the …
HuffPost Canadaadded this to LifestyleLifestyle (Canada) How An Ontario Researcher Is Fighting To Make The Oxford Dictionary More Canadianhuffingtonpost.ca - Al Donato Get ready to celebrate like you're at a "bush party." Has this ever happened to you? You’re raring to go for a night out, only to step in an awfully …
IMANIMANadded this to MIMESISPembrokeshire Gwaun Valley carnival returns for its 66th yearwesterntelegraph.co.uk - David Lynch THE COLOUR of the carnival has returned to the Gwaun Valley. The 66th annual carnival and sports day was held at Llwyn Celyn field by the kind …
