More than 60 percent of French speakers now live in Africa. Despite growing resentment at France, Africans are contributing to the evolution and spread of the French language.
Tag: Dictionaries
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Oxford’s 2023 Word of the Year Is … ‘Rizz’
Sorry, Swifties. The Gen Z slang term — derived from “charisma” — went viral this year after the actor Tom Holland claimed to have none.
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The First 10 Words of the African American English Dictionary Are In
An exclusive look at a dictionary consisting entirely of words created or reinvented by Black people. (Don’t worry: All three variants of “bussin” are included.)
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The Word of the Year Goes Goblin Mode
With the slang term beating out “metaverse” and “#IStandWith,” has the publisher behind the Oxford English Dictionary lost it like the rest of us?
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The ‘Hard Yakka’ of Defining Australian English’s Many Quirks
It took a while for Australians to appreciate their linguistic distinctiveness. The editors at the Australian National Dictionary Center work to document it.