One of our official partners, Oxford University Press, has compiled a report into the words and themes used in stories in the competition each year since 2014. The analysis is studied by ...

Oxford University Press said the phrase "brain rot" gained "new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before. Latest U.S.

The word of the year is intended to be “a word or expression that reflects a defining theme from the past 12 months.” Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” its word of the year.

Dream Themes having fun performing with police helmets on (free press image - Ashley Jones) The idea that we prefer music that we know over music we don’t know might seem blindingly obvious.

Oxford University Press, one of 500 Words’ official partners, have once again released their report into trending words and themes used in submissions for the 2023/24 competition.

Oxford University Press has announced a large-scale study that will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, the brainchild of historian Henry Louis Gates that will focus on ...