For many people the internet has replaced most traditional forms of reference material. When was the last time you saw an encyclopedia? Most writers and editors opt for online versions of dictionaries, so in a way it seems like it was only a matter of time ...

Just look it up—or look here to check out the dish on dictionaries that logophiles will love! (Logophile means word lover!) What’s the deal with new words? Where do they come from and how do they go from obscure to official? First, new words have to ...

Slang can be hard across any generational gap. Baby boomers may have been confused to hear about an “airhead” in the 1980s or getting “tight” in the 1990s. Just like those before them, today’s Gen Z teens have their own way of communicating.

NBA Twitter can be a wonderful thing for basketball fans, but it also can be deceiving. Parody accounts can trick avid news seekers into believing a satirical story is real. Case in point: The aggregation of a supposed "ESPNNBA" story about Kevin Durant's ...