Black Americans have long contributed to the ways in which the English language is used, and now a new research project aims to compile the first Oxford Dictionary of African American English.
Precise definitions for “bussin,” “chitterlings” and “cakewalk” will be distributed to the world in 2025 with a new dictionary issued by Oxford University Press. Last year, Oxford University Press ...
It is by no means an adverse criticism of Eli Burnstein’s new book, Dictionary of Fine Distinctions, to recommend you place it in the downstairs bathroom (or loo, if you are British) – the one used by ...