Authorities on the English language — the folks behind the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), to be specific — have once again seen it fit to acknowledge the existence of some terms which techies have been mumbling (and typing) for years.Yes, that's right — you can finally talk about "big data," "crow Full story
OXON HILL, Maryland (Reuters) - The young contestants in the United States' Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday relied on coping strategies from prayer to song to cool their nerves as they tackled some of the more obscure words in the English language. Full story
Typewriters are experiencing a resurgence across the nation. Enthusiasts, such as English teacher Ryan Adney, are finding new ways to incorporate the old technology into the 21st Century. Adney and his students talk about the benefits of typewriters in the classroom.
Rachel Maddow reminds viewers of the time she fired Politifact from the fact business after it abused the good name of fact checking with shoddy work.
Lenovo turned a few heads last week when its CFO mentioned RIM as a possible acquisition target or partner, and with many eyes peering in its direction, the company's felt the need to clarify its relationship with the BlackBerry maker. An English-language statement -- courtesy of The Next Web -- sa Full story
The Cycle host explains why “smoosh words” are wrecking the English language.
The Syrian president is intent on showing that he has no plans to step down during a rare English-language interview with a German broadcaster. NBC News' Tazeen Ahmad reports.
