People often introduce a definition of a word by saying, “Webster says . . . “ The truth is, Noah Webster himself — the founder of American lexicography, or dictionary-making — hasn’t actually “said” ...
SPRINGFIELD — Book \ buk \ n: a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together between a front and back cover. Dictionary maker Merriam-Webster isn’t adding the notation “archaic” to that ...
Author and software engineer Thomas Dimson has created an AI dictionary that generates fake words and definitions. The project, like many similar ones released online recently, uses sophisticated AI ...
Earlier this week, we reported the story of an iOS app maker intent on shaming pirates by hijacking users’ Twitter accounts in order to post a message saying “How about we all stop using pirated iOS ...
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Group Sense (International) Ltd. (GSL), a Hong Kong-based manufacturer of electronic dictionaries and other handheld information devices, is about to start a trial that will see the company move away ...
A few weeks ago, dictionary-maker Merriam-Webster posted on Twitter this handy tip: “It’s fine to use mad to mean ‘angry’— even if doing so makes some people mad.” I have since compiled an exhaustive ...
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
1:24 Apple shares fall on surprise dip in iPhone sales Merriam-Webster has thrown some shade at tech giant Apple by using consumers of its products as an example when defining the term “sheeple.” Last ...
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