Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A first-of-its-kind dictionary is coming to the world that’s comprised of words created, defined, and used in the African-American ...

‘You’re fired’ are two of South Africa’s most rarely used words. But after prolonged wildcat strikes at the Post Office and at Shanduka Coal, decisions were reluctantly taken to utter them. The Post ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Even though English is South Africa's official first language, many World Cup visitors may find it hard navigating the local lingo, a bewildering mixture of Afrikaans, Zulu ...

In a recent online presentation, editors and researchers working on a first-of-its-kind dictionary of African American English gave a status update on the project. As academics explained their various ...