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Oxford Languages Summer Placement 2023
The Oxford Languages Department at Oxford University Press is pleased to announce that it will be running a virtual paid summer placement for 2023, which will run for five weeks…
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Newly revised New Zealand English entries in the March 2023 update
arvo, n. bowyang, n. brush, n.5 Buckley’s, n. bung, adj.2 bushy, n chook, n. chook, int. chookie, n. cobber, n.2 cobber, v. compo, n.2 derry, n.2 dill, n.6 dinky-di, adj….
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New Zealand English words added to the OED in the March 2023 update
ae, adv. (and n.) after-ball, adj., and n. bitzer, n. chur, int. droppie, n. e hoa, n. e hoa ma, n. enrol | enroll, v. flat stick, adv., and adj….
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In conversation with Yoshimi and Daniel: An insight into the Oxford Languages Summer Placement
Ever wondered what it’s like to work for the world’s leading dictionary publisher? Every year Oxford Languages runs a summer placement to give two people a taste of the work…
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Indian English Pronunciations in the Oxford English Dictionary FAQs
What is Indian English, and who speaks it? English is an official language in India, and 2011 census data suggests that there are around 130 million speakers. There is no…
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Naturalization and Indian English
Read about our Indian English in the Oxford English Dictionary FAQs “I had some lovely andouillette /ˌɒndwɪˈɛt/,” said Charlie.“You mean /ɑ̃dujɛt/,” replied Sam. Do you side with Charlie or Sam?…
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So, it’s the OED update, obvs
‘So, it’s time for the latest update to OED, including lots of new words and senses.’ ‘You’d better be doing that because the update includes the use of so at…
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Shock! Horror! It’s a shaggy dog story.
The September OED release includes revised entries for SHOCK and related words. An intriguing group of words for dogs, dating back to the early modern period, is included in this…
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Cabinet reshuffle: from furniture to politics in a single OED entry
Working on the OED is a constant education. Not only are you exposed to words and ideas from fields far beyond your own, but even everyday terms and expressions can…
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OED September 2022 release notes: New Words
This quarterly update for the OED is top banana, no doubt about it. As usual, new entries have been created as part of our wide-ranging revision process, and we’ll talk…
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