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The Word of the Year 2018
The Word of the Year 2018
Here is a list of what word was selected as the Word of the Year by a few different organizations, including two from other countries. The measure they used was often the number of hits the word had compared to the previous year. See what you think:
1. Merriam Webster selected justice.
2. The Oxford Dictionaries selected toxic. By the way, in 2015 they selected the face with tears of joy emoji for the Word of the Year.
3. Dictionary.com chose misinformation.
4. The Cambridge Dictionary picked the new word nomophobia. The word is meant to describe "the stress and anxiety caused by being separated from your mobile device."
5. The Society for the German language selected ±á±ð¾±ÃŸ³ú±ð¾±³Ù, which means "Hot Age" as opposed to Ice Age.
6. The Japanese Kanji Proficiency Society chose wazawai/sai, which means "disaster."
Now it is your turn. Which of the following six words would you pick for the Word of the Year:
A. Justice
B. Toxic
C. Misinformation
D. Nomophobia
E. Hot Age
F. Disaster
Now compare your choice with my own:
Of all the six selections I have referred to here, for me the best choice is "misinformation." The use of "fake news" to alter people's opinions has changed the world. And not for the better.
Here is a list of what word was selected as the Word of the Year by a few different organizations, including two from other countries. The measure they used was often the number of hits the word had compared to the previous year. See what you think:
1. Merriam Webster selected justice.
2. The Oxford Dictionaries selected toxic. By the way, in 2015 they selected the face with tears of joy emoji for the Word of the Year.
3. Dictionary.com chose misinformation.
4. The Cambridge Dictionary picked the new word nomophobia. The word is meant to describe "the stress and anxiety caused by being separated from your mobile device."
5. The Society for the German language selected ±á±ð¾±ÃŸ³ú±ð¾±³Ù, which means "Hot Age" as opposed to Ice Age.
6. The Japanese Kanji Proficiency Society chose wazawai/sai, which means "disaster."
Now it is your turn. Which of the following six words would you pick for the Word of the Year:
A. Justice
B. Toxic
C. Misinformation
D. Nomophobia
E. Hot Age
F. Disaster
Now compare your choice with my own:
Of all the six selections I have referred to here, for me the best choice is "misinformation." The use of "fake news" to alter people's opinions has changed the world. And not for the better.
The Word of the Year 2019
The Word of the Year 2019
1. Merriam-Webster chose "they." The singular "they" is used to refer to a person whose gender identity is nonbinary. Actually, the word "nonbinary" was added to the dictionary in September 2019.
2. Dictionary.com's word of the year was "existential." We face an existential threat in climate change, and we elect a moron.
3. The Oxford word of the year is "climate emergency." As I type this I am watching the warmest winter ever here in New Hampshire.
For me, either #2 or 3 works. I will pick #2 as my choice because we have an existential climate threat and an existential US government threat.
1. Merriam-Webster chose "they." The singular "they" is used to refer to a person whose gender identity is nonbinary. Actually, the word "nonbinary" was added to the dictionary in September 2019.
2. Dictionary.com's word of the year was "existential." We face an existential threat in climate change, and we elect a moron.
3. The Oxford word of the year is "climate emergency." As I type this I am watching the warmest winter ever here in New Hampshire.
For me, either #2 or 3 works. I will pick #2 as my choice because we have an existential climate threat and an existential US government threat.
