Merriam-Webster defines the state of being au courant as that in which one is “keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments” of a particular matter ...

Opinion: Mayor Aftab Pureval has enjoyed a City Council composed almost entirely of partisan "yes" men and women who ...

The U.S. Mint is discontinuing the Lincoln Penny, a staple of the American economy since 1909, due to the high cost of ...

"Neurodivergent" is not just a way to describe medical diagnoses like autism and ADHD. It encompasses a range of ways in ...

Grammar expert June Casagrande tackles the use of hyphens with a close look at eight multiword terms that writers sometimes get wrong.

This, the Cambridge Dictionary says ... And if you ask Merriam-Webster, “It may help to remember that both ‘that is’ and ‘for example’ function in English in the same way as i.e. and e.g.. “If you ...

Dictionary.com’s word of the year isn’t even really a word. It’s the viral term “6-7” that kids and teenagers can’t stop ...

Dictionary.com claims that six-seven has appeared in digital media six times more frequently in October 2025 than it did in ...

"67" is an ambiguous slang term made popular by Gen Alpha on social media and in middle schools across the country.

The online dictionary announced on Oct. 29 that its Word of the Year is "6-7" (also "six-seven" and "67"), a slang phrase ...

Dictionary.com announces a word of the year each year, one that captures pivotal moments in pop culture and literature. Called “a linguistic time capsule,” Dictionary.com’s word of the year reflects ...