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Brain Rot Is Officially Oxford’s Word Of The Year & That Sums Up The Disaster That Was 2024

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Porn addicts, vicars, madmen and murderers: Sarah Ogilvie on the Oxford English Dictionary’s unlikely writers

In a 70-year crowdsourcing project, a motley global public sent in the words and definitions that would form the first OED. Ogilvie reveals the shocking stories behind the book’s birth

The Guardian - UK

Philologists, pedants and obsessives: how crowd-sourcing created the Oxford English Dictionary

The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes who Created the Oxford English Dictionary is a celebration of words and word-people: authors, editors, publishers, linguists, lexicographers, philologists, obsessives, pedants. Its author, Sarah Ogilvie, was formerly an Oxford English Dictionary editor and wrote the 2013 book Words of the World: A Global History…

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What is a goblin?

The 2022 word of the year from the folks at the Oxford English Dictionary is “goblin mode”. Voted by the public and coming in at 93%, “goblin mode” – a phrase, rather than a word, to be precise – expresses a state of being or mindset.

The Conversation

Have some dignity, Oxford English Dictionary. No one says ‘goblin mode’

I know its word of the year was put to a public vote, but the result smacks of a stunt trying too hard to go viral, says writer Rachel Connolly

The Guardian - UK

Goblin mode: Oxford Word of the Year 2022

With the year coming to an end, it's time to look back and reflect upon the past 12 months. During this time, every year the Oxford English Dictionary shares its Word of the Year which aptly sums up the mood and ethos of that particular year. But for the first…

The Times of India

'Metaverse' could be word of the year, Johnnie Walker launches an NFT, and Mattel creates an NFT marketplace

"Metaverse" is competing against two other terms for the Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year, plus NFT news from Johnnie Walker and Mattel.

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Should I post photos of my children online? Here's what new parents need to know about sharenting

Over 40% of UK parents put photos or videos of their children online. Showing just how prevalent online sharing now is, in June 2022 the word “sharenting” entered the Oxford English Dictionary, meaning when a parent shares news, images and videos of their children on social media.

The Conversation

Oxford English Dictionary add famous Mourinho and Fergie phrases

The managers have been immoratilised in the dictionary

The Independent UK

Jose Mourinho iconic Chelsea phrase and Sir Alex Ferguson given unexpected World Cup recognition

Chelsea news: Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho's famous footballing phrases picked out by Oxford English Dictionary ahead of World Cup

Football London

Iconic Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho phrases added to Oxford English Dictionary

Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho's influence on English football has now transcended the pitch, with some of pair's iconic phrases added into the Oxford English Dictionary ahead of the World Cup

Daily Mirror

When -ize spellings were standard English

Letters: The -ize suffix is not simply an Americanisation, writes Paul Dormer, while Andrew Ryan remembers it was a crucial plot point in an Inspector Morse episode

The Guardian - UK

Glaswegian slang 'cream puff' added to Oxford English Dictionary

The rhyming slang has been introduced to the dictionary, with author James Kelman honoured with a mention for popularising the phrase back in a 1985 novel.

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