“Hashtag” is the 2012 Word of the Year
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Read more: “Hashtag” is the 2012 Word of the YearBOSTON MARIOTT COPLEY PLACE — JAN. 4 — In its 23rd annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted “hashtag” as the word of the year for 2012. Hashtag refers to the practice used on Twitter for…
Nominations for 2012 Word of the Year posted
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Read more: Nominations for 2012 Word of the Year postedNominations for the 2012 word of the year have been posted. The final vote will be held at 5:30 p.m., Friday, January 4th, at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, Grand Ballroom Salons B/C/D. More information about the vote.
UPDATED: Schedule of the 2013 American Dialect Society Annual Meeting in Boston
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Read more: UPDATED: Schedule of the 2013 American Dialect Society Annual Meeting in BostonFrom Thursday, January 3, 2013, through Saturday, January 5, ADS will hold its next annual meeting at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, hosted as usual by the Linguistic Society of America. The abstracts for the papers to be presented are…