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Why the Oxford English Dictionary Declared 'YOLO' and 'Clickbait' to Be Words
We talked to the editor of the New Words department about how the staff determines which words to include each year.
Saddam Hussein Wrote a Book That's a Lot Like 'Game of Thrones'
And you'll be able to buy an English translation just in time for Christmas.
This Is What It's Like to Serve Drinks to Drunk English Tourists
One guy once asked me for a blow job. He asked for a mojito, a gin and tonic, and so on. At the end, like he was ordering another drink, he said: “And a blow job.”
A Twitter Bot Is Generating Fantastic New Words
Game designer Greg Borenstein’s new Twitter bot creates new words out of the “atoms of English”.
Localizing Video Games for Different Markets Is a Minefield
The business of localizing Japanese games is anything but a smooth trip overseas.
Catch Feelings for Kai Bastard’s Photo Manipulations
This surreal image maker's Instagram will make your head spin.
How Immigration Will Affect American English in the Coming Decades
If American English was a bastard language to begin with, how much more can it be bastardized?
Enjoy A Lazy Sunday in Vienna With This Poetic Short Film
Alex Soloviev’s latest “visual poem" takes you on a visit to the Schönbrunn Palace.
This Massive 'Game of Thrones' Snow Mural Gets It
Winter is forever, thanks to land artist Simon Beck's snowshoes.
These Dumplings Are Helping Manchester’s Migrant Women to Learn English
Manchester social entreprise Heart and Parcel uses the humble dumpling to bring migrant women together and help teach English speaking skills.
People Are Declaring War Over a Plate of Crepes
Anglo-France relations turned sour yesterday when a photo emerged showing traditional French crepes, stacked to resemble a cake by an English “barbarian.” One French newspaper branded it a “declaration of war.”