If ever a film seemed at first like a long shot for the Library of Congress' National Film Registry, it's "This Is Spinal Tap." A "mockumentary" before the term existed, it was a comedy show skit that ...

The dictionary of uniquely Canadian terms has been updated with 137 new words and phrases, from “elbows up” to “maplewashing.

Language English Item Size 5.9G first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica scanned by the National Library of Scotland see this page for more information Addeddate 2020-04-24 13:13:24 Identifier ...

That project, which is due for publication around 2028, is headed by Toronto editor John Chew, and will include the UBC lab’s ...

All your favourite Canadianisms-and 137 new ones-just got easier to find, right in time for Canada Day.The UBC editors of the Dictionary of ...

Alongside origin (Type 1) and frequency (Type 5), some phrases qualify by dint of preservation (Type 2). KERFUFFLE, for ...

One of the most influential contributors to modern language, Samuel Johnson's Dictionary is celebrating its 250th anniversary. As the Royal Mint marks the occasion by releasing a special set of 50p ...

The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary by Apte, Vaman Shivaram, Publication date 1890 Topics Sanskrit language--Dictionaries--English. Publisher Shiralkar, Collection ColumbiaUniversityLibraries; ...