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The first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary debuted in 1888; it was missing the word “bondmaid.” It took 50 years to ...

The words we say can influence how others receive our message and how they perceive us. Author Stefan Fatsis explores the ...

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A critic faulted Webster’s Third in the 1960s for its “extreme tolerance of crude neologisms.” Similar complaints abound in ...

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If you've worked in a restaurant, you definitely know what a stage is. You likely had to do one to get the job. Here's why ...

The AI revolution is bringing with it a whole new vocabulary to describe its advances. Use this glossary to stay up-to-date.

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"Is the English language too difficult for you?” said a Homeland Security official to TIME when asked its use of the word ...

The researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky argues that we should be very afraid of artificial intelligence’s existential risks.