HILTON MINNEAPOLIS—JAN. 3— In its 24th annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted “because” as the Word of the Year for 2013. The selection recognized that because is now being used in new ways to introduce…

Nominations for the 2013 word of the year have been posted. The final vote will be held at 5:30 p.m., Friday, January 3rd, at the Hilton Minneapolis, Symphony II/III. More information about the vote.

Each year the American Dialect Society gathers to nominate the words that best characterized the previous 12 months. This year, we’ll gather in Minneapolis. The open nominating meeting for Words of the Year 2013 is at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, January…