The dictionary is a record of the language as it is used, so by the time a word is entered into the dictionary, it’s already “official” in that it has widespread use in the language ...

The most complete answer is contained in Lyza Danger Gardner's blog entry How I Got a Word into the Oxford English Dictionary. (And yes, it includes both of the aforementioned steps.) ...

A.I. and spell-check make choices for writers. With real, physical dictionaries, writers are empowered to decide how to ...

A dictionary is a list of words or phrases and their definitions (what they mean). ... For example: The infinite blue sky stretched out before him. Back to top. Activity 4.

Oxford English Dictionary editors recently added over 1,000 new words to the dictionary — including "YOLO" and "moobs" — as part of its annual round of word additions. Each year, OED editors ...

When Jez Burrows reads example sentences in dictionaries, he feels inspired. He has started a blog where he posts short stories made up entirely of sentences from the New Oxford American Dictionary.

When starting with a “very very vague” word, he’ll pair it with another, more specific word, to create the delightful hodgepodge of example sentences within his stories.