From 'mottainai' to 'PechaKucha': Oxford dictionary adds 11 new Japanese words

Eleven English words of Japanese origin were added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its revision last December. The ...
The Business Standard

'Hello' turns 200 in print: A greeting with 600 years of linguistic history

The Oxford English Dictionary traces possible origins to Old High German “halâ,” a cry used to hail a ferryman, and to “halloo,” a hunting call urging hounds forward ...
Altoona Mirror

Library displays pre-Revolutionary encyclopedia set

It’s not every day you get to see a map that wasn’t fully known,” said Altoona Area Public Library’s archivist Joshua ...
North Country Public Radio

North Words: There's a lot more to "Canadian English" than you might think

Dr. Anastasia Riehl is leading the effort to craft the first new Canadian English dictionary in decades, an update that ...