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A self-proclaimed Anglophile, Jeffrey enlisted the British kitchen design firm Plain English Design to craft the bespoke kitchen he’d always wanted. To make the space feel like a cozy larder—the ...
The “Oxford Dictionary of African American English” has its first 10 words. See what they are. The dictionary has a projected publish date of March 2025.
From 2006 onwards in publications in both Danish and English, ... These and other stories in Taft’s book make it essential for an understanding of post-war Danish and American design.
Black Americans have long contributed to the ways in which the English language is used, and now a new research project aims to compile the first Oxford Dictionary of African American English.
American English folk, meanwhile, tend to prefer the more plain Anglo-Saxon way of speaking and spelling. Welcome, once again, to the world's oddest linguistic couple.
A row of Oxford English dictionaries in a school classroom on February 11, 2022 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images) Sign up for the On Point newsletter here. American ...
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.) ...