Recently we’ve talked a lot on the blog about words like bae and fleek that have come into being...
Author - Henry Firth
Walking in a webinar wonderland
Webinar. Now’s the time of year when I’m confronted by this word on an almost daily basis as we...
From belfie to twitterhoea: new words from social media
All this month, we’re celebrating the fact that the Open Dictionary has now been integrated with...
Tracking the emergence of new words across time and space
A few weeks ago, we were lucky enough to receive a visit from Jack Grieve, a researcher and...
Henry’s social media musings – political language
“Despite the best efforts of the ‘milifandom’, Labour couldn’t triumph in the UK election – largely...
Henry’s social media musings
Hi! I’m Henry and I look after Macmillan Dictionary’s social media channels. (Yes, that’s me...