Nominations for 2016 Word of the Year posted
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Read more: Nominations for 2016 Word of the Year postedNominations for the 2016 word of the year have been posted. The final vote will be held at 5 p.m. CST, Friday, January 6th, at the JW Marriott Austin Downtown, Austin, TX, Grand Ballroom Salons 1-2. You can still make…
Nominations now being accepted for 2016 words of the year
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Read more: Nominations now being accepted for 2016 words of the yearThe American Dialect Society is now accepting 2016 word-of-the-year nominations for the categories and criteria described below. Nominations can be sent by email to woty@americandialect.org or on Twitter to @americandialect. Since 1990, the society has selected words of the year…
2015 Word of the Year is singular “they”
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Read more: 2015 Word of the Year is singular “they”MARRIOTT MARQUIS, WASHINGTON D.C.—JAN. 8—In its 26th annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted for they used as a gender-neutral singular pronoun as the Word of the Year for 2015. They was recognized by the society…