The latest version of the Collins Official Scrabble Words reference guide, has around 3,000 new words in it. The problem is these words include lots of slang words like; thang (slang for thing), innit (slang for isn't it), grrrl (slang for girl), along with popular words like, myspace and wiki. , and even Indian cookery […]

I was wandering around Second Life on Thursday, when I came across a really nice guy from Peru (well he said he was from Peru).  There was music playing in the background, and it was his friend on the guitar - nice.  I asked him if he played and he admitted he only played bits […]

Have I lost it? Well no. The words Koob and Zort don't exist, but the PTB have decided to include a number of made-up words like this in the new reading test for six-year-olds in England. The UK Literacy Association has said the plan is "bonkers" as the purpose of reading is to understand meaning. […]

There's more than one way to cross the ice! Originally uploaded by 2-Dog-Farm The first thing that came to my mind when I saw this photo of Lizzy (the dog) lying on a sheet of ice, was chillax. Chillax is a mix of the words "chill out" and "relax".

A small college in Michigan, Lake Superior State University  has released its annual list of "banished words and phrases" There are 14 words and phrases that they consider so overused, misused and hackneyed that they deserve to be consigned to a permanent linguistic trash can in the year ahead.  I hope they don't mind if […]

Apple has filed an 873-page briefing paper to the court laying out its claim to exclusive use of the name "pod". In a worrying trend, companies and brands are trying to corner the market on everyday words. Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB is already fighting a legal battle with the internet telecommunications pioneer Skype, claiming that it […]