BBC

Using a dictionary

A dictionary is a list of words or phrases and their definitions (what they mean). Dictionaries are arranged in alphabetical order. They help you to spell or understand any new words, so are a ...
The Washington Post

What’s a dictionary’s job? To tell us how to use words or to show us how we’re using them?

On my shelf I keep a first edition of the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. On its back cover is a deep dent from when I tried to use the dictionary to pound down a door hinge. I ...
Los Angeles Times

A Word, Please: Agonizing over verbs and dictionary gaslighting

The dictionary is gaslighting me. I know I sound crazy, but that’s just proof of gaslighting, right? Let me explain. For years I’ve been telling people that they never have to agonize over whether to ...
BBC

Using a dictionary

A dictionary is a list of words or phrases and their definitions (what they mean). Dictionaries are arranged in alphabetical order. They help you to spell or understand any new words, so are a ...