I was thrilled last Tuesday when Kingsley Ugwuanyi, a Nigerian English consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary, ...

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In any other court of law, advocates are granted access to court to be able to do their duty to represent the accused persons ...

“Hack,” “impact,” “slay,” “iconic,” and “rizz” dominated Lake Superior State University’s 2024 list of banished words. This ...

Conversations between my dog, Pluto, and I are mostly one sided. He might understand more of my words than I do his, but I’m ...

Thoreau worried about society’s desire to dumb down complex ideas. He feared a decline in intellect when he wrote the ...

Words that made the short list for word of the year included brat and resilience which still mean what they’ve always meant. Then there were the “new” words which included ecotarian (someone who ...

The global stage of language has seen a vibrant new addition as no fewer than 22 Nigerian words have been officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its latest update. This move ...

Words indigenous to Nigeria such as 'Japa', 'Agbero', 'Suya', 'Abi' and others have now found a home in the latest published update of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The updated published ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has enriched its collection with 20 Nigerian words and expressions in its latest update ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has included 22 Nigerian words and expressions in its latest update, showcasing the ...

Only “span” in this list is American English (though the Brits were spanning ... British sources including The Oxford English Dictionary. The Age newspaper used -or spellings in words such as “color” ...