"Unfriend" has been named the word of the year by the New Oxford American Dictionary, chosen from a list of finalists with a tech-savvy bent. Unfriend was defined as a verb that means to remove someone as a "friend" on a social networking side such as Facebook.
The latest edition has a new surprise in store.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/new-oxford-dictionary-in-16000-hyphens-out/49227-40.html
The Queen's own English is not quite as proper as it used to be especially with some brand new desi entries.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/indian-masala-for-queens-english/19408-3.html
For those who think the world is obsessed with "time", an Oxford dictionary added support to the theory.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/most-popular-noun-take-your-time/13577-2.html
Misspellings are so regular, lexicographers are worried that centuries-old words are at risk of being altered forever.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/the-most-misspelled-english-words/9196-13.html
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