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Merriam-Webster adds 200 new words and phrases, including ‘MAGA’ and ‘touch grass’
When it comes to how Merriam-Webster decides to add new words and phrases to its database, Peter Sokolowski, an editor for the dictionary, says several factors are at play. “Our lexicographers ...
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AP Stylebook updates entries on criminal justice, prefixes, and flips to Merriam-Webster
involved dictionaries — a switch from Webster’s New World Dictionary to Merriam-Webster. Stylebook editor Paula Froke announced the news, flanked by Merriam-Webster editor-at-large Peter ...