Tag: Oxford Dictionaries
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Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year
After much discussion, debate, and research, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2016 is post-truth – an adjective defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief’. Why was this chosen? The concept of post-truth has been in…
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Aussie terms we didn’t realise were Australian
Oxford Dictionaries recently announced the largest ever quarterly update of Australian English on OxfordDictionaries.com, with over 500 entries added to the free online dictionary of English. These aren’t new terms; they have been added because they represent a historical and cultural breadth of the use of English in Australia. It certainly has been an education…
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Aboriginal words and terms added to Oxforddictionaries.com
Oxford Dictionaries recently announced the largest ever quarterly update of Australian English on OxfordDictionaries.com, with over 500 entries added to the free online dictionary of English. This update included a selection of Aboriginal words and terms relating to Aboriginal culture. The words in this update recognise the complex role of Aboriginal language in Australian English….