1.   Dictionary publishers have come under increasing pressure to specify more explicitly the offensive aspect of words and in some cases to get rid of them.

2.   If its new meaning is accepted by dictionary publishers, chad will join the ranks of such recent lexical starlets as gridlock, road rage and soccer mom.

3.   Just as dictionary publishers, fearful of competition, never reveal that a new edition is in the works, Anne Soukhanov tries to keep her occupation under wraps.

4.   This site by dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster can help kids become word whizzes, with info on how to spell, pronounce and use words.

5.   American dictionary publishers announced their move towards political correctness in May, after coming under pressure from the American Anti-Defamation League.