Looking to gain valuable experience in English language research and lexicography? At Oxford Languages, we have 2 paid summer placement positions available in our Editorial team! Sound interesting? Here's more information about the role and how to apply: public.oed.com/blog/ol-summer…

*UK-ONLY GIVEAWAY* Here we go, another shot at winning a £100 Chaos Cards Voucher and a Weekend Family Ticket for UK Games Expo! 🎉 Winner will be announced soon after the #giveaway ends at 5PM on the 16th May 2022! 🌟 Good luck everyone! 🤞

Come join me in the glamorous world of pronunciation lexicography! jobs.oup.com/uk/jobs/vacanc…

NEW JOB POSTING 📣 Want to work on Oxford's world-renowned dictionaries? We're looking for a new Pronunciations Editor to perform a wide range of phonetic editorial work! Learn more about the role, and apply > jobs.oup.com/uk/jobs/vacanc…

Cool to see "bunny chow" - a South African English OED entry I worked on recently - in the wild for the first time in Dover marina today at Big Pan Foods (also, the samosas were amazing) public.oed.com/blog/south-afr…

Astrology is piffle, and yet...

Can't wait to relax back in my cabip after an intense day of arcesrps, thought Percy

For the first time in its history, we're opening up Oxford Word of the Year to you. Are you ready to choose the word you feel reflects 2022 best? Take a look at the #OxfordWOTY finalists and vote below ⤵️

My notes on some of the newly researched and defined material in The OED this quarter. Warning: contains shithousery, tallywhackers, halfpennies, and a blatant rip-off of The Guardian's Pass Notes format from the outset public.oed.com/blog/so-its-th…

📣 We’re excited to announce the addition of Indian English pronunciations to the OED. The audio for each word has been recorded by an authentic speaker of Indian English. For more, read our FAQs: public.oed.com/blog/indian-en…

ICYMI: We have a fantastic opportunity for 2 aspiring lexicographers to join our Editorial team this summer!

My nana was 107 in January. She's lived in Liverpool all her life. When the ENO learnt she was in the audience yesterday they sang her a beautiful belated happy birthday... #ENODoesEurovision #NanaDoesEurovision

Today marks the Sunstead here in the UK, or as it’s better known, the Summer Solstice, the longest day for anywhere north of the equator. Currently labelled ‘archaic’ and ‘rare’ in the OED, check out the full definition here: oed.com/view/Entry/194…

Today’s “unsung hero” of the #OED: Ellen Elizabeth Skipper. Daughter of a coal merchant in the Middlesex village of Mill Hill (now absorbed into Greater London): a village whose main claim to (modest) fame as of the 1870s was that…

The new OED website has just launched 🎉 The new site places OED data at the heart of the academic research journey and provides clearer navigation, making all the rich content in the OED easy to access and understand. Take a look for yourself here: oed.com

Did you know that the new OED factsheet view is available to everyone regardless of subscription? The factsheet gives high-level facts about an entry, such as pronunciation, earliest known uses, and frequency. Find out more here: youtube.com/watch?v=agb3GD…

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We are looking for an entry level lexicographer to join the team of lexicographers working on the OED. Apply here by 11th March: oxford.ly/3ImJvcT

Coming back to Twitter to boost the thread I wrote describing my own experiences as a trans teen, and just how much harm to me was caused by the 'watchful waiting ' (that is just another form of conversion therapy) approach that politicians and journalists are currently endorsing

I'm delighted and honoured that @uklabour have selected me to be #Folkestone & #Hythe's Parliamentary Candidate for the upcoming General Election. Thank you to everyone who has supported me this far. All reasonable people want to reverse 14 years of Tory chaos and decline. If