The AskOxford site is being launched on 12 July 2001 in conjunction with the revised edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary.

AskOxford.com is an exciting new website from Oxford University Press designed to help with language queries. The website contains a vast array of resources including a jargon buster, language tips, competitions and crosswords, articles and interviews about dictionary making and the English language. The site also provides an opportunity to ask our experts at the Oxford Word and Language Service about anything to do with the English language.

This week we have issued press releases about the revised edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary and this website. Read about:

• The new words entering the dictionary including Yah, minger, hottie, duvet day, and chowhound.
• SMS abbreviations entering the dictionary.
• Information in the dictionary appendices including collective nouns for whales, ferrets, and cobblers.
• The launch of this website.