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What’s your OALD story?

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on August 14, 2020September 2, 2020

The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (OALD) was first published in 1948. Since then, over 100…

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elbow
  • General English

Elbump | Word of the Month

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on July 31, 2020August 28, 2020

As we adapt to living with COVID-19 until we find a vaccine, some people have…

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OALD word lists
  • General English

Using Word Lists to Build your Vocabulary

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on July 20, 2020November 10, 2020

Building your vocabulary is an essential part of learning a language. Research shows that vocabulary…

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westminster
  • General English

Exploring Metonymy at the Town Hall

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on July 2, 2020November 10, 2020

It has recently become fashionable within Oxford University Press to refer to its large department…

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Supermoon

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on April 30, 2020June 1, 2020

With current global events here on planet Earth being, well, as they are, let’s look…

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  • General English

Homing in on language change | OALD

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on March 2, 2020June 1, 2020

Two wrongs don’t make a right… but there sometimes comes a point when a ‘mistake’…

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  • General English

10 romantic idioms for Valentine’s Day

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on February 10, 2020February 22, 2024

The birds are tweeting, the skies are blue and love is in the air. Why? It’s…

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  • General English

‘Pwn’ has made it into the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary!

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on February 3, 2020June 1, 2020

Psst! How many words can you think of in English which have no vowels (tsk…

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  • General English

Just chill: Language change in the age of eco-anxiety

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on January 20, 2020July 23, 2020

Happy New Year! And welcome to the new 10th edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s…

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2020
  • General English

5 new words you shouldn’t miss in 2020

  • by Oxford University Press ELT
  • Posted on January 9, 2020December 21, 2020

 What do simples, chillax, and whatevs have in common? They’re all new words that were…

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