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Polarisation? Extreme reactions disrupt 'word of the year' vote
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Polarisation? Extreme reactions disrupt 'word of the year' vote

Dutch News  

The Van Dale dictionary company has abandoned this year’s “word of the year” competition because of the reactions to the shortlist on social media and has instead opted for polarisatie. The messaging around these words has turned into a very unpleasant discussion, far removed from the aims of the election.” Every year Van Dale nominates a short-list of 10 words …

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‘Brain rot’ becomes the Oxford word of the year for 2024
3 weeks ago

‘Brain rot’ becomes the Oxford word of the year for 2024

The Independent  

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Has 2024 been brat? Maybe it was more demure, or did your brain rot? Here are all the 'words of the year'
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Has 2024 been brat? Maybe it was more demure, or did your brain rot? Here are all the 'words of the year'

ABC  

From demure to manifest and plenty of enshittification, 2024 had it all, it seems. 'Brat' Let's start with "brat" — the Collins Dictionary Word of the Year for 2024. 'Enshittification' Moving away from brat and straight over to "enshittification", which was Macquarie Dictionary's 2024 Word of the Year. Macquarie Dictionary names 'enshittification' its 2024 Word of the Year Photo shows …

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Why ‘manifest’ is Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2024
1 month ago

Why ‘manifest’ is Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2024

Live Mint  

The Cambridge Dictionary has named “manifest” as its Word of the Year for 2024, citing a remarkable surge in lookups and its widespread use across various contexts. Publishing Manager Wendalyn Nichols explained the decision, stating, “When we choose a Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year, we have three considerations: user data, zeitgeist, and language. Manifest won this year because it …

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Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ crowned word of the year by Collins dictionary
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ crowned word of the year by Collins dictionary

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Charli XCX shot to a …

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I'm a teacher - here are the conspiracy theories my 6th graders believe in
2 months ago

I'm a teacher - here are the conspiracy theories my 6th graders believe in

Daily Mail  

A language arts teacher has shared the bizarre conspiracy theories her sixth grade students believe in and what fostered that beliefs. Sixth graders are gripped by conspiracy theories including ones revolving around Thanksgiving, Michael Jackson and birds Younger people are now preferring to rely on social media to access news, giving them a bigger window to absorb misinformation and this …

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Witerati: New Year Resolves, se-rizz-ly!
11 months, 1 week ago

Witerati: New Year Resolves, se-rizz-ly!

Hindustan Times  

Every time when a year rings out and a new one rings in, one is driven to keep a tryst with that thing one hasn’t touched through the year — Dictionary. The Oxford dictionary Shortlist might set the mood for 2024. Credit it on vocabulary builders like Oxford Dictionary which comes out with its Shortlist for Word of the Year. …

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‘Swaero’ makes it to Oxford dictionary
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Swaero’ makes it to Oxford dictionary

The Hindu  

Swaero, a word that has been adopted by the students and alumni of Social Welfare schools and colleges in Telangana, has made its way to the Compact Oxford English-English-Telugu Dictionary. The new edition of the dictionary defines it as: “Swaero: SW+Aero literally means the sky is the limit to the social welfare students, also used as a type of aspirational …

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Man carries Oxford Dictionary to Shashi Tharoor's event in Nagaland; video goes viral
1 year, 9 months ago

Man carries Oxford Dictionary to Shashi Tharoor's event in Nagaland; video goes viral

Firstpost  

Shashi Tharoor is known for using some really ‘unheard’ and ‘complex’ words in his speeches and tweets. Whether that be on social media platforms or at public events, Tharoor often catches people’s attention, thanks to his intriguing use of ‘complex’ and ’lesser-known’ words. With that said, a man while attending Tharoor’s Nagaland event was seen carrying an Oxford Dictionary to …

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‘Permacrisis’: The Collins Dictionary word of the year and nine other words on the list
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Permacrisis’: The Collins Dictionary word of the year and nine other words on the list

The Hindu  

The new decade is just two years old and has seen already seen one unprecedented upheaval after another in the form of the continuing pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, extreme weather events, global inflation, energy shortages, and the rising cost of living and political crisis in the United Kingdom— to name a few. Find out more about #CollinsWOTY 2022 and …

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Shashi Tharoor teaches meaning of 'Quockerwodger': All the times the Congress MP made people reach for their dictionaries
2 years, 8 months ago

Shashi Tharoor teaches meaning of 'Quockerwodger': All the times the Congress MP made people reach for their dictionaries

Firstpost  

In 2017, Tharoor voluntarily started giving English lessons by using obscure words in his Twitter lexicon with some political context, including farrago, troglodyte, and rodomontade It is not rare for one to find a difficult-to-pronounce and impossible to understand English word in Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s Twitter. #Quockerwodger pic.twitter.com/iGSCMY6tzA — Shashi Tharoor April 20, 2022 This was not the first …

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Airfryer, bodyshaming added to Van Dale dictionary
2 years, 10 months ago

Airfryer, bodyshaming added to Van Dale dictionary

NL Times  

The new edition of Dikke Van Dale contains 979 new English keywords, including influencer, airfryer, Covid-19, body-shaming, and big tech. English words make up about 10 percent of the new words added to the Dutch dictionary. The 16th edition of the Dikke Van Dale, which will publish on March 22, also includes words from Chinese, Italian, Moroccan, and Spanish, among …

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Why are people searching their names on Urban Dictionary? Everything you need to know about this wild trend
3 years ago

Why are people searching their names on Urban Dictionary? Everything you need to know about this wild trend

India TV News  

Highlights Urban dictionary name trend started when Instagram user @bymayuuu's query went viral Twitter and Instagram users started posting these name definitions on their social media profiles Urban Dictionary was founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham as a crowdsourced dictionary for slang words Until now Urban Dictionary was viewed as a basic source to know the meanings of slangs but …

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矫枉过正？美国“抵制文化”盛行，名人怕说错话纷纷噤声
4 years, 4 months ago

矫枉过正？美国“抵制文化”盛行，名人怕说错话纷纷噤声

China Daily  

近来，Cancel Culture在美国媒体和知识界引起了广泛讨论。 Markus Winkler@markuswinkler/unsplash 《哈利波特》作者J.K.罗琳和著名语言学家乔姆斯基等名人联署发表在7月7日《哈泼斯》（Harper’s）杂志上的《关于正义与公开辩论的公开信》（A Letter on Justice and Open Debate）将这一讨论推向了顶峰。 罗琳等人认为，这种“抵制文化”钳制了他们的言论自由，令许多异见者受到“寒蝉效应”的影响，不敢发声。 罗琳此前因为疑似有言论冒犯了跨性别群体而遭到许多粉丝脱粉。类似地，歌手Lana Del Rey（打雷姐）也因为疑似有歌词美化家暴而受到讨伐。 Cancel的本意是“取消”，但它被引申为：抵制或封杀。 在这个公众人物好似商品的时代，对某个人说 “you are cancelled（你被取消/抵制/拉黑了）” 有一种取消订阅的感觉。放到中文的语境中，有一点“取关”、“粉转黑”、或者“路转黑”的意思。 Urban Dictionary在2018年3月就有了相关的释义，表示个体对不认同的人或事取消关注，进行抵制。 To dismiss something/somebody. 抵制的理由可能各不相同，但通常是由于他们表达了令人不快的意见，或曾以不可接受的方式行事，因此继续喜欢这个人的作品会很不自在。 早在2017年，性骚扰受害者站出来指控好莱坞大亨哈维·韦恩斯坦就在社交媒体掀起了#MeToo运动。这一运动也有“抵制文化”的影子。 前段时间在BLM 运动中，被抵制的还有诸多雕像。双语君曾在文章中提到过众多被涂鸦和推倒的雕像，其中包括丘吉尔。 Activists calling for the removal of statues like Confederate general Robert E Lee and Italian explorer Christopher Columbus have said these monuments glorify in lieu of teaching people about history. …

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矫枉过正？美国“抵制文化”盛行，名人怕说错话纷纷噤声
4 years, 4 months ago

矫枉过正？美国“抵制文化”盛行，名人怕说错话纷纷噤声

China Daily  

近来，Cancel Culture在美国媒体和知识界引起了广泛讨论。 Markus Winkler@markuswinkler/unsplash 《哈利波特》作者J.K.罗琳和著名语言学家乔姆斯基等名人联署发表在7月7日《哈泼斯》（Harper’s）杂志上的《关于正义与公开辩论的公开信》（A Letter on Justice and Open Debate）将这一讨论推向了顶峰。 罗琳等人认为，这种“抵制文化”钳制了他们的言论自由，令许多异见者受到“寒蝉效应”的影响，不敢发声。 罗琳此前因为疑似有言论冒犯了跨性别群体而遭到许多粉丝脱粉。类似地，歌手Lana Del Rey（打雷姐）也因为疑似有歌词美化家暴而受到讨伐。 Cancel的本意是“取消”，但它被引申为：抵制或封杀。 在这个公众人物好似商品的时代，对某个人说 “you are cancelled（你被取消/抵制/拉黑了）” 有一种取消订阅的感觉。放到中文的语境中，有一点“取关”、“粉转黑”、或者“路转黑”的意思。 Urban Dictionary在2018年3月就有了相关的释义，表示个体对不认同的人或事取消关注，进行抵制。 To dismiss something/somebody. 抵制的理由可能各不相同，但通常是由于他们表达了令人不快的意见，或曾以不可接受的方式行事，因此继续喜欢这个人的作品会很不自在。 早在2017年，性骚扰受害者站出来指控好莱坞大亨哈维·韦恩斯坦就在社交媒体掀起了#MeToo运动。这一运动也有“抵制文化”的影子。 前段时间在BLM 运动中，被抵制的还有诸多雕像。双语君曾在文章中提到过众多被涂鸦和推倒的雕像，其中包括丘吉尔。 Activists calling for the removal of statues like Confederate general Robert E Lee and Italian explorer Christopher Columbus have said these monuments glorify in lieu of teaching people about history. …

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