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Collins English Dictionary reveals its 2022 word of the year
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"Permacrisis" is a noun defined by the U.K.-based publisher as "an extended period of instability...
Patrick Hanks, lexicographer who illuminated the history of rude words and surnames – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPatrick Hanks, who has died aged 83, was a lexicographer, corpus linguist and onomastician, one who...
‘Bazball’ enters Collins English Dictionary as one of 10 words of the year
PA Media: Sport via Yahoo Sports· 6 months agoEngland’s Test coach Brendon McCullum may not approve of the term ‘Bazball’ but the word is set to...
Merriam-Webster's word of the year – authentic – reflects growing concerns over AI's ability to...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAccording to the publisher’s editor-at-large, 2023 represented 'a kind of crisis of authenticity.'...
How Did 4 In 10 Ultra-Rich People Get Even Richer Last Year? Real Estate
Benzinga via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe Collins English Dictionary dubbed 2022 as the year of the “Permacrisis,” defined as an “extended...
Oxford Dictionaries announces its word of the year for 2022
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs 2022 nears its end, dictionaries are chiming in on the word that best that encompasses the year....
These 5 Words Have Been Selected As 2022’s “Word Of The Year”
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt the end of every calendar year, dictionaries around the globe select one word to sum up how...
Voices: 2022’s Words of the Year and what they tell us
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWord of the Year (WOTY) season is upon us, and like the first jingle of sleigh bells in Asda, the...
Voices: The Tories’ reaction to the heatwave proves they’re utterly divorced from reality
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBerk is defined by the Collins English dictionary as “a stupid person; fool”. Its use has, to me,...
'Polysexual' and 'amalgagender' are among Dictionary.com's newest words
NBC Universal via AOL· 8 months ago“Polysexual,” “amalgagender” and “gay marry” are among the new words and phrases added to...