You can change the world, one dictionary entry at a time
by Rashmee
Posted on May 20, 2021
/ LANGUAGE Maria Beatrice Giovanardi is proof that words matter and we can change the …
Read More‘Tea’ – the new ‘cool’
by Rashmee
Posted on December 18, 2020
According to Merriam-Webster, Urban Dictionary, the word tea has evolved. It now means …
Read MoreAmerica’s most trusted dictionary will redefine racism
by Rashmee
Posted on June 12, 2020 / The Focus
Merriam-Webster has been in the business of word definitions for the better part of 200 …
Read MoreDictionaries have never been so political and this may be unsatisfactory (adj)
by Rashmee
Posted on December 31, 2017
Just consider the way dictionary-publishers ended 2017 and rang in the year. Merriam-Webster, the American …
Read MoreMind your language in this slacktivist, post-truth world
by Rashmee
Posted on May 4, 2017 / The National
Political junkies, lexicographers and social media users recently enjoyed a rare, shared moment of levity. …
Read MoreMona Lisa’s duckface? The world changes with every word we make up
by Rashmee
Posted on June 7, 2015
Does the world change with every word we make up to describe it? It’s a …
Read MoreRemember adorkable, gaybourhood? Dictionaries validate nowspeak
by Rashmee
Posted on June 3, 2015
Why are dictionaries increasingly prone to growth spurts? Mostly because it makes good sense for …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK