Charged with editing the very text used to determine which words are words and which words are not, Kory Stamper knows the power of language — for good or bad. No matter how hurtful a word can be, ...
What goes into writing a dictionary? Merriam-Webster lexicographer Kory Stamper gives a behind-the-scenes look at the process in her new book “Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries.” Stamper ( ...
A convenient feature of Mac OS X is its built-in spell checker, used by most Apple programs and accessible to any developer that wants to include the feature in their software. For example, BBEdit ...