The language of skateboarding
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The words you need to know before skateboarding

 

Today is Go Skateboarding Day – an annual celebration of skateboarding intended to promote the sport and make it more accessible…

Questions about language

Why is the alphabet arranged the way it is? How many words are there in the English language? Get the answers to some intriguing language questions.

How does a new word enter an Oxford dictionary?

Discover how we monitor and research language in order to decide which words to include in our dictionaries.

Oxford Dictionaries Spelling Challenge

Test your spelling skills with this interactive spelling game, with difficulty levels ranging from tricky to fiendish.

Refugee vs migrant: how do we talk about people who leave their home country?
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Expat, migrant, refugee: how do we talk about people who leave their home country?

 

Since 2001 – the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees – World Refugee Day is held each…