This core Google tool can now understand slang and idioms

Highlighted by the tech giant in a new blog post today, Google Translate is gaining what Google is describing as ...

Still despairing about 67? You’ll be OK, Boomer

OK Boomers, gather round. I know you love your English. Proof is your wince each time a dictionary acclaims such twaddle as ...
National Mortgage Professional

The Mortgage Language You Use Every Day, But Never See: Understanding The MISMO Model Vs. MISMO Standards

Ask five mortgage professionals to define “MISMO,” and you’re likely to hear five different answers …Data format.Investor ...
Security Boulevard

How Secure Is Your Password? It Could Be Cracked Within an Hour

A significant portion of cyber breaches begin with one simple issue: weak passwords. With modern cracking tools capable of ...
The BMJ

When I use a word . . . Defining bias in research

The original definition of the word “bias,” when it entered the English language in the 16th century, was a diagonal line, and specifically one that cut across the warp or weft of a woven fabric. It ...
Derry Journal

Derry natives behind monumental, first-of-its-kind Irish language dictionary

Derry City natives Pádraig Ó Mianáin and Joe Ó Labhraí are part of a team behind a groundbreaking new monolingual Irish ...
Belfast Media Group

Belfast native edits monumental, first-of-its-kind Irish language dictionary

BELFAST native Pól Mac Fheilimidh is part of a team behind a groundbreaking new monolingual Irish dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge that has been launched by the President of Ireland Catherine Connolly.
Opinion
Williamsport Sun-GazetteOpinion

Why is everyone overwhelmed?

It seems that the term “overwhelmed” is getting a significant amount of ink these days. What does it mean and why do people use it so often? According to the online etymology dictionary, it is a ...