Words

'Lolz', 'hashtag', 'twerking' are now acceptable words in the Scrabble dictionary

'Twerking', 'hashtag' and 'lolz' are among the thousands of new words which have been added to the Scrabble dictionary in the first update to the list since 2011.

From 'ant's pants' to 'lolcat': Here are some of the words added into the Oxford Dictionary

Here's a look at some of the hilarious words that were included in the Oxford Dictionary.

Bestselling teen novels bristle with swear words

Sarah Coyne, professor at the Brigham Young University, US, analysed the use of profanity in 40 books on an adolescent bestsellers list. On average, teen novels contain 38 instances of profanity between the covers. That translates to almost seven instances of profanity per hour spent reading.