To the editor: I possess a copy of Noah Webster's 1828 dictionary of American English, one of the few dictionaries available when the 14th Amendment [adopted in 1868] was written. ("Can Trump be on ...
The new book explores the evolution of the dictionary, as well as how we use and create language Unabridged was featured on ...
What do you really know about terms like warp drives and transporters? You likely associate them with Star Trek, but what else? You can expand your knowledge of these and other science-fiction words ...
Kory Stamper, a lexicographer for Merriam-Webster and author of "Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries," told us the surprising words that are consistently the most looked up. Following is a ...
What goes into writing a dictionary? In her book, Merriam-Webster lexicographer Kory Stamper gives a behind-the-scenes look at the process. In 'Word By Word,' One Merriam-Webster Editor Deconstructs ...
When Peter Sokolowski started work as an editor at Merriam-Webster 30 years ago, about 80 people worked at the venerable dictionary company in Springfield, including about 45 editors. But based on how ...