The American Dialect Society—the same august, century-old body that brought us “-ussy” as its 2022 Word Of The Year—has gone ahead and once again decided to choose chaos, naming “rawdog” its WOTY for ...

Lovers of the English language are coming together to select the coolest word or phrase. Last year, app was voted the word of the year by the American Dialect Society. Now that group of etymologists, ...

It’s not fake news. The American Dialect Society’s 2017 Word of the Year is: “fake news.” The society chose the phrase on Jan. 5, which they defined as “disinformation or falsehoods presented as real ...

The American Dialect Society has named “because” its word of the year for 2013. What makes because special is its evolving usage. Where once “because” needed to be followed by “of” or a full clause, ...

The English language is constantly evolving. As communities absorb different cultures and new ideas emerge, people develop more accurate ways to express themselves. New phrases are often coined to ...

Hey everyone, today let’s talk about in-car voice control. Cars are becoming increasingly intelligent, and in-car voice ...

The American Dialect Society named "tender-age shelter" the 2018 "Word of the Year." The term was used by the US government to describe facilities designed to house babies and young children who have ...

Every year, the American Dialect Society nominates and then votes on a word of the year, and for 2012 it’s “hashtag.” It beat out other nominated words like “YOLO,” “Fiscal cliff,” and “Gangnam style.

For the 25th year, the American Dialect Society has chosen a word of the year by a live and occasionally rowdy vote in a roomful of linguists at their annual conference. Here are some of the words ...

Many outfits choose a “word of the year” before the year is actually over. But not the American Dialect Society, the organization that started the tradition. Its members wait until January to cast ...

The American Dialect Society announces the "word of the year" next week. Word scholars and the general public can submit "word" nominations anytime before Jan. 6. Linguist Ben Zimmer talks to Renee ...