Oxford Test of English Advanced has expanded into China and Thailand, opening doors for learners to global academic and professional opportunities.| Oxford University Press
Listen to the author reading this blog post. by Kate Woodford Today’s post has a rather positive feel to it as I’m looking at the language we use to describe luck and feeling lucky. Let’s start with the noun luck itself, which has a few useful phrases. For example, you might say with any … Continue reading Do I feel lucky? (Ways of talking about luck) The post Do I feel lucky? (Ways of talking about luck) appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.| About Words – Cambridge Dictionary blog
DWM noun [C] /ˌdiː.dʌb.ᵊl.juːˈem/ abbreviation for “date with me”: a trend where someone posts content on social media about the dates they have gone on, often with videos documenting a date in real time In a world where privacy is optional and personal branding is everything, it’s no surprise that dating has gone public—literally. Enter … Continue reading New words – 25 August 2025 The post New words – 25 August 2025 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary b...| About Words – Cambridge Dictionary blog
Listen to the author reading this blog post. by Liz Walter From the Olympic Games through to ‘biggest cabbage’ at the local gardening show, most of us take part in competitions of some sort or another. Today’s post looks at the language we use to talk about them. Another general word for a competition … Continue reading Tournaments and contests: talking about competitions (1) The post Tournaments and contests: talking about competitions (1) appeared first on About Words - Cambridge...| About Words – Cambridge Dictionary blog
technofossil noun [C] UK /ˈtek.nəʊ.ˌfɒs.ᵊl/ US /ˈtek.nəʊ.ˌfɑː.sᵊl/ an object that could remain on the Earth for a very long period after it has been thrown away and is likely to be found and studied by people in the future “Plastic will definitely be a signature ‘technofossil’, because it is incredibly durable, we are making massive … Continue reading New words – 18 August 2025 The post New words – 18 August 2025 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary ...| About Words – Cambridge Dictionary blog
Listen to the author reading this blog post. by Kate Woodford Regular readers of this blog often ask us for posts on English idioms used now in contemporary English. One way we make sure we provide up-to-date idioms is by looking at those used in current newspaper articles. The expressions included in this week’s … Continue reading Landing on your feet (Newspaper idioms) The post Landing on your feet (Newspaper idioms) appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.| About Words – Cambridge Dictionary blog
New words to do with being kind to yourself and others as identified by the Cambridge Dictionary team: brain flossing, benevolence bump, cosymaxxing.| About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog
If you were a baby boomer, chances are your first encounter with a keyboard was in a high school typing class, fingers poised over the home row keys, eyes on the chalkboard. And what were you typin…| Atkins Bookshelf
Listen to the author reading this blog post. by Liz Walter My colleague Kate Woodford recently wrote a post about the stock market, which included several synonyms for going up and going down. The context was of prices, values and amounts, but most of these words can be used very literally for objects as … Continue reading Ascending and descending: talking about going up or down The post Ascending and descending: talking about going up or down appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Di...| About Words – Cambridge Dictionary blog
cardboard box index noun [C, usually S] UK /ˌkɑːd.bɔːd ˈbɒks ˌɪn.deks/ US /ˌkɑːrd.bɔːrd ˈbɑːks ˌɪn.deks/ a way of measuring the health of the economy according to how many cardboard boxes are being produced or shipped, since these are widely used for packaging the goods that people buy The cardboard box index is a tracker that … Continue reading New words – 4 August 2025 The post New words – 4 August 2025 appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.| About Words – Cambridge Dictionary blog
Listen to the author reading this blog post. by Kate Woodford A little while back, my colleague, Liz Walter, published a post on phrases that contain the word ‘blood’. Today, I’m picking up the ‘parts of the body’ theme with a post on idioms with the word ‘bone’. There are a surprising number of … Continue reading I feel it in my bones (Idioms with ‘bone’) The post I feel it in my bones (Idioms with ‘bone’) appeared first on About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog.| About Words – Cambridge Dictionary blog
New words to do with cyberscams and data theft as identified by the Cambridge Dictionary team: celeb bait, whaling attack, wrench attack.| About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog
Increase your English fluency by learning words and phrases for describing mistakes, accidents, and bad decisions.| About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog
Increase your fluency with these words and phrases that describe things and people that are serious, sometimes too serious!| About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog
Oxford Test of English Advanced has been awarded Best Summative Assessment Project at the prestigious International e-Assessment Awards 2025 The post Oxford Test of English Advanced wins Best Summative Assessment Project at 2025 International e-Assessment Awards appeared first on Oxford University Press.| Oxford University Press
New words to do with recent economic struggles as identified by the Cambridge Dictionary team: eggflation, bi-globalization, negative wealth.| About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog
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New social media trends as identified by the Cambridge Dictionary team: burnt toast theory, orange peel theory, invisible string theory.| About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog
FAMILIAR PHRASES can have hidden resonances; a figure of speech can be innocent to me but drive you right up the wall. Take >stab in the back.| The New York Times
ÖSYM's recognition of the Oxford Test of English represents the start of deeper collaboration on language assessment in Türkiye. The post Celebrating ÖSYM’s visit to Oxford and the future of English assessment in Türkiye appeared first on Oxford University Press.| Oxford University Press
Expand your vocabulary by learning and using these colourful idioms and phrases that come from the sport of boxing.| About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog
New words for some literary subgenres as identified by the Cambridge Dictionary team: femgore, litRPG, hopepunk.| About Words - Cambridge Dictionary blog
Commentator Bill O’Reilly proposes a new Cancel Culture for a collection of jargon that Churchill would define as “grimaces.” A cliché, he says, is “a phrase or opinion that is overused and lacks original thought.” Here are his nominations for grimaces we never need to hear again. He forgot “issues” but it’s not a bad list! Celebrate O’Reilly’s modest proposal: Avoid fashionable filters and fad-words in language. “Short words are best,” Churchill said, “and the old ...| Richard M. Langworth
re·buke verb express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions “she had rebuked him for drinking too much“ “the judge publicly rebuked the jury“ noun an expression of sharp disapproval or criticism “he hadn’t meant it as a rebuke, but Neil flinched“ (from the Oxford English Dictionary) I ran into the…| timotijhof.net
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Mood in Literature Have you ever started reading a horror novel and felt creeped out? Every time we read, we feel certain emotions connected to the kind of story it is. This is known as| Cool Kid Facts
Antithesis Do you remember the famous line that Neil Armstrong spoke when he landed on the moon and achieved the great feat? His words ‘that’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind’| Cool Kid Facts
Literary Syntax Syntax in literature defines the arrangement of words and sentences that are placed together. It determines how words from different parts of speech can be put together to convey a thought. Syntax also| Cool Kid Facts
For this last article, I wanted to talk about my experience in New York City. In January 2020, I left France to move to New York for an exchange program at the New York Institute of Technology. Aft…| Comm 663's Blog
