Dr Sander van der Linden, author of The Psychology of Misinformation and Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Cambridge, said: “Manifesting is what psychologists call ‘magical thinking’ ...

Today the end section (last entry Zzz) has been added, meaning the work is complete. In its press release, the Academy said ...

In American English, grammar experts prefer "toward" over "towards," along with "backward," "forward" and "afterward," though variants with an S are common.

And if you’re a true dictionary lover, then you can always name your child “Merriam” or “Webster,” in honor of the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States. All jokes aside, word names offer ...

On the edges of the City of London, a couple of miles from where I grew up, there’s a very famous cemetery: Bunhill Fields.

Dictionary.com's word of the year is very modest, very mindful. Can you guess what the term is? Hint: You've heard it ...

Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary has selected its word of the year, and it encompasses a widespread feeling that things have ...

Cambridge Dictionary has put it out to the universe, naming “manifest” as its word of the year for 2024.

The term's popularity skyrocketed after content creator Jools Lebron used it in a now-viral TikTok video, in which she ...

Popularized on TikTok by Jools Lebron and other trans creators, "demure" is now Dictionary.com's annual word of the year for ...

Demure,” a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year –– beating out other ...

Cambridge Dictionary has announced its 2024 word of the year ... The word manifest is a mix of Latin and French, according to ...