From Bob Marley to Franz Schubert. Writer Jilly Cooper shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From 2016. Writer Jilly Cooper is castaway by Kirsty Young.

A growing body of research suggests that heavy reliance on AI tools and social media may be weakening our ability to write, ...

Google is ready to shake up one of Search's longest-standing features. The tech giant's search engine, which has been overrun by AI Overviews since early 2024, is set to be downgraded with more ...

Dictionary.com's word of the year isn't even really a word. It's the viral term "6-7" that kids and teenagers can't stop repeating and laughing about and parents and teachers can't make any sense of.

Dictionary.com announces a word of the year each year, one that captures pivotal moments in pop culture and literature. Called “a linguistic time capsule,” Dictionary.com’s word of the year reflects ...

Follow live coverage as Oxford United face Millwall in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize ...

Reacting to the hilarious video, a social media user said, “I don’t know what ‘Spit’ is. Moving forward, I am saying Thooked.” ...

Words from the Isle of Man for a traditional open-hearth fireplace, an outside toilet and friendly conversation or chat are among the latest to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary. "Chollagh", ...

National Pancake Day on September 26th sets up a tall stack of syrupy goodness to celebrate! Set the table. Mix up the batter. Heat up the griddle. Because the butter is ready to melt and the ...

A fresh word banter has started between senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and author-columnist Suhel Seth, after the latter referred to the Oxford dictionary as the Thiruvanthapuram MP's "sole ...

Rark up, sweet as and mōrena have made it into the pages of the Oxford English Dictionary. Eleven words of New Zealand or te reo Māori origin have been included as part of the dictionary's World ...

Each year, the lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) update the prestigious tome with new words. In 2022, over 650 new words were added, ranging from slang and tech terms to pop ...