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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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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In September we published a football-themed batch of new words in preparation for the World Cup (see OED September 2022 release notes). This batch contained plenty of exotic-sounding and highly…
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When revising an OED entry, our chief concern is that the quotations reflect the reality of current and historical usage: we include the earliest example of a word, sense, or…
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‘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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This event has now happened, and the recording will be available soon – watch this space! In this talk, the panellists will comment on the uniqueness of Bermudian English, and…
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In a recent blog post on the Historical Thesaurus of the OED (HTOED), we noted that one of the categories which has expanded significantly in recent years is excellent. To…
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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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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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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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