An earthquake in information technology more destructive than anything since Gutenberg continues to take its toll on the landscape of the printed word. A few weeks ago, by chance, this column ...

The new class of words entering the Chambers Dictionary for the first time is "totes amazeballs." Unlike the Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster, the Chambers Dictionary doesn't add new ...

TOTES amazeballs! The latest edition of the Chambers Dictionary has included 1000 new words set to annoy word lovers around the world. A number of words like YOLO — You Only Live Once — and ‘totes ...

Described as “beautifully British”, the “subtle yet devastating” put-down “overshare” was today named word of the year by the Chambers Dictionary. Collins, however, has plumped for “photobomb” as its ...

The first single volume edition of Chambers Dictionary was published in 1901 Nearly a quarter of the words added to the new edition of the Chambers Dictionary come from internet culture. The cloud, ...

Concerns over climate change and financial matters have become sufficiently widespread to take words and phrases associated with them into the latest edition of a major dictionary. 25 August 2011 • ...

ONE of the oldest names in British publishing famed for producing the Chambers Dictionary is to close its Edinburgh office with the loss of 27 jobs. Chambers Harrap has made the move after the parent ...

Dubstep and grime are among a number of recent musical genres that have entered the latest edition of the Chambers Dictionary. Grime, which has had a large following in the higher reaches of the ...

THE LAST member of the Chambers family to control their dictionary publishing firm has left more than £2million in his will. Antony Chambers ran the renowned company for more than 50 years after being ...

Katy B performs on the The Arena Stage at V Festival 2011 in Chelmsford, Essex. ‘Dubstep’ has been listed as a new word in the latest edition of the Chambers Dictionary. The genre which is defined as ...

Nearly a quarter of the words added to the new edition of the Chambers Dictionary come from internet culture. The cloud, paywall and tweet are all included, a "clear indication" of the influence of ...