In this Issue

Welcome to the 55th edition of MED Magazine, the free webzine of the Macmillan Dictionaries resource site.

This month’s issue is full of interesting articles about words and the English language.

Take a look at our Feature article, and find out why some new words stick around and become part of the linguistic furniture, while others disappear without a trace.

MED Web Watch reviews a website exploring a vast array of English accents from around the world and across time.

If you’ve ever wondered about some of the strange conventions of the English language, the subject of this month’s Book Review may be of interest to you – Why is Q always followed by U?

We’ve had more queries from readers keen to develop their linguistic skills; read about them in the Your Questions Answered column.

If you would like to browse the content of earlier issues of MED Magazine, visit the Back Issues and Index pages.

To read a selection of emails readers have sent us from around the world, visit the Letters to the Editor page.

And don’t forget . . .
One of the exciting new features of MED Online is a section called mPulse, which includes a multi-authored blog on all sorts of language-related topics. To make life as easy as possible for you, we've added a Macmillan Dictionary search box to the Contents panel of MED Magazine, allowing you to look up unfamiliar words as you go along. There's also a link to the MEDO Online home page so all this exciting material is only a click away!

Sharon Creese
Editor