Accept unusual words, irregardless: If they are understood, their inclusion in dictionaries should be irrelentlessMany similarly obscure and seemingly illogical words have been inducted into dictionaries already.
09 Jul, 2020, 08.11 AM IST
View: The intangible logos of POTUSSome of the words Trump uttered at the Motera Stadium were reported as being the names of famous Indians. The trick was to guess which famo...
27 Feb, 2020, 09.37 PM IST
Words that traipse their way into languageTailor-making language to fit what’s trending socially and politically.
11 Nov, 2019, 08.44 AM IST
Donald Trump has caused a tweet effectWhen a tiny post from the US President results in a large disruption in the market.
12 Sep, 2019, 07.52 AM IST
‘Volfefe’ index to track Trump tweet impactThe president has averaged roughly 10 tweets a day since the start of 2016.
10 Sep, 2019, 09.19 AM IST
Dorsey nicknamed ‘Jackie No Edits’; uses it in his own Twitter handleIn the past, Dorsey has been vague about adding an edit button.
22 Jan, 2019, 08.09 AM IST
A Renaissance of Epeolatry: A catalogue of unusual words for the logophileGiven the rising interest in unusual words concise books such as these are welcome as no one really has the time to trawl through the many ...
26 Apr, 2018, 10.57 PM IST
President Donald Trump is in for a spell of troubleKnown for his memorable tweets, the current incumbent of the White House is being lampooned in the media for his solecisms in spelling on T...
30 Mar, 2018, 12.00 AM IST
Dr D's column: What makes Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump so similarOne way the two powerful leaders would solve their disputes would be pistols at dawn.
05 Jan, 2018, 12.07 PM IST
When fake news means fake newsAll those with a penchant for neologisms should keep this important distinction in mind when formulating and laying claim to catchwords and...
14 Oct, 2017, 12.59 AM IST
Panache meme: An imaginary conversation between Aboo and famous escape artistsThe giant tortoise Aboo made news in Japan after escaping from her zoo, and not for the first time.
25 Aug, 2017, 12.00 PM IST
A time to heal or come to heel?Predictably, there have been howls of derision in response, and even a helpful selection of homonyms for the word, along with definitions, ...
21 Aug, 2017, 11.50 PM IST
Freud, Krishna and All the President’s MeinPotus might well be in need of counselling on the assumption that when your id is at odds, a Freud in need is a Freud indeed.
02 Aug, 2017, 12.47 AM IST
Move over 'covfefe'! Here are six strange words that made it to dictionariesBobbitt to Snollygoster, how many of these do you know?
08 Jun, 2017, 12.48 PM IST
CNN anchor 'mocks' 12-year-old Indian-American spelling championA CNN anchor is being lashed out for assuming that the girl is used to using" Sanskrit due to her heritage.
05 Jun, 2017, 11.43 AM IST
Dr D's column: A that tweet was a load of covfefe, and laughter!Everyone’s talking about it, though not many understand it.
02 Jun, 2017, 12.04 PM IST
Creating a covfefe is a great ideaTrump must be complimented for turning a slip into a convenient conundrum by exhorting his fellow Americans in a follow-up tweet to deciphe...
01 Jun, 2017, 12.38 AM IST