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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year is honestly so apt for 2018

sudshr47 December 17, 2018

With all that’s going on in the Justice Department, a very divisive appointment of a new Supreme Court Justice, not to mention the ever-ongoing fight for social justice, it makes a lot of sense that “justice” is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year 2018.

The noun, meaning both “the maintenance or administration of what is just” and “judge,” was chosen as Word of the Year by the American dictionary, since it saw a 74% increase in look-ups this year, compared to 2017.

For a number of reasons and meanings, ‘justice’ was on the minds of many in 2018.

‘Justice’ is our 2018 #WordOfTheYear.https://t.co/kyB9swUkQp

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) December 17, 2018 Read more…

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‘Toxic’ is a sadly perfect word of the year for 2018

sudshr47 November 15, 2018

2018 has been one toxic year.

You know it, we know it, and the Oxford Dictionary knows it. The prestigious publisher has chosen their Word of the Year, and this time, it’s “toxic.”

“The Oxford Word of the Year is a word or expression that is judged to reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the passing year, and have lasting potential as a term of cultural significance,” reads on online statement from the dictionary.

“In 2018, toxic added many strings to its poisoned bow becoming an intoxicating descriptor for the year’s most talked about topics.” Read more…

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Nobody has ever heard of Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year

sudshr47 December 15, 2017

Online dictionaries like Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com pick their words of the year based on the frequency of lookups, hence the presence of popular words such as “feminism” and “complicit”.
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Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is a beacon of hope after an eventful 2017

sudshr47 December 12, 2017

It’s that time of the year again when online dictionaries declare their Word of the Year which is usually the perfect commentary to look back at the past 12 months with renewed insight.

This year, “feminism” ranked first in the Merriam-Webster selection, beating “complicit” which Dictionary.com picked as their Word of the Year.

2017 saw both a sustained rise in ‘feminism’ lookups and a number of event-driven spikes.

‘Feminism’ is our #WordOfTheYear https://t.co/CrEhuZe7HB

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) December 12, 2017 Read more…

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