Covid-19 and language During the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s languages have had to adapt to a sudden influx of neologisms and scientific terminology as scientists and policymakers strive to convey…
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Back in May 2020, OED launched its latest in a long line of crowdsourcing initiatives, asking members of the public to seek out earlier evidence for entries in the alphabetical…
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I recently became interested in researching some of the earliest women cited or mentioned in the OED. Only a few individuals, such as members of royal families or famous scholars…
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The Oxford English Dictionary for Korean users: resources to support teaching and academic research Korean universities, schools, and other education institutions can now access the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) through…
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In the runup to the 2028 centenary of the completion of OED’s First Edition, the OED team is undertaking a series of projects to update the content more dynamically than…
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