In his new book, "Unabridged," Stefan Fatsis unspools the history of the modern dictionary - including why Americans spell colors and favorite without the letter "u." When it comes to staying informed ...

Not long after my arrival, though, everything changed. Pageviews were declining for Merriam-Webster.com, the company’s free, ad-driven revenue engine: Tweaks to Google’s algorithms had punished ...

Unabridged - the Thrill (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary." by Stefan Fatsis (Atlantic Monthly Press, 416 pages, $30) Unabridged - the Thrill (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary." by Stefan ...

The new book explores the evolution of the dictionary, as well as how we use and create language Unabridged was featured on the Dec. 25 episode of NPR's Book of the Day Fastis' book covers how the ...

When considering a traditional dictionary, the words “fast” and “beautiful” don’t come to mind; even our digital dictionaries, sometimes coming in the form of iOS’ Look Up feature when highlighting a ...

In Stefan Fatsis’s capacious, and at times score-settling, personal history of the reference book, he reveals what the dictionary can still tell us about language in modern life A page taken from the ...