NEW YORK -- This may or may not come as a surprise: Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2017 is "feminism." Yes, it's been a big year or two or 100 for the word. In 2017, lookups for feminism ...

This year has been jam-packed with news from politics to culture to technology. Guest host Ray Suarez speaks with linguist Ben Zimmer about this year's frontrunners for the American Dialect Society's ...

For wordsmiths, year’s end is a propitious time. That’s when various purveyors of definitions and synonyms shine a light on our stock-in-trade with their choices for “word of the year.” It’s a delight ...