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.
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That was quite a list, Matt. It says so much about humanity. Thanks for posting it.
The Un-word of 2019 is Klimahysterie meaning climate change hysteria, so it's pretty much #3.
See here for a list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un-word...