I have a problem. Many people think I look like … well, it’s embarrassing. It’s true that my mother would read to me from the dictionary at night. Oh, the memories I have of sitting on her lap, tired ...

The dictionary isn’t forever. Here’s the lowdown on why certain words are not in the dictionary and how they got removed. If you, too, have been left puzzled by words not in the dictionary—even ones ...

TAUNTON — A Taunton organization is helping local kids broaden their vocabulary the old-fashioned way. “I think, especially in this day in age with so much focus on technology, that it’s so important ...