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Less than 2% of Africa’s estimated 2000 languages have a real online presence, including in localized software and websites, ...
The Oxford English Dictionary is hoaching with new Scottish words - with beamer, bummer and tattie scone among 13 new entries ...
Third edition includes popular homegrown Canadian slang such as bunny hug and depanneur, along with plenty of surprises ...
Other Scottish words that have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary include 'hoaching', 'beamer', and 'well-fired'. 'Hoaching' means 'full of or swarming with something', 'beamer' refers to a ...
A Victoria-born word is among the latest additions to A Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles. Created in 1967, ...
The Oxford English Dictionary has included the word "lah into its lexicon, a significant nod to the uniqueness of Malaysian English. According to the OED, this colloquial particle is used as an ...
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added several uniquely Sri Lankan words to its June 2025 update, OED.com has said.Among the new entries is “asweddumise”, meaning to prepare land for paddy ...
A love of books and words is shared between a librarian and a troubled high school student in the local premiere of ...
The Oxford English Dictionary has announced that no less than 13 Scottish words have been added to this year's edition. And ...
The Oxford English Dictionary has announced that it is adding 11 very Australian terms to its pages including one new AFL phrase. The new additions will join an ever-growing list of Aussie phrases ...
Sri Lanka’s rich culinary and cultural heritage has received global recognition as several locally popular words have been officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its June 2025 ...
As a former French teacher, I think I must have been the first MP to reply to Black Rod’s invitation to President Macron’s ...