Mr. Tersigni is a cultural critic. Have you ever obeyed the suggestions of a digital writing assistant to replace a word or restructure a sentence without knowing how, why or even if it made your ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. It’s spring, and a young lexicographer’s fancy turns to … love of new words. Many dictionaries update online periodically ...

For Peter Sokolowski, a high-profile event like the 9/11 attacks or the 2012 vice-presidential debate is not just news. It’s a “vocabulary event” that sends readers racing to their dictionaries. For ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in January 2023. Florida’s book-banning frenzy in public schools has finally reached the dictionary level. Thank God. A new state law that allows ...