Nominations for the 2015 word of the year have been posted. The final vote will be held at 5:30 p.m. EST, Friday, January 8th, at the Marriott Marquis, Washington D.C., Shaw Room. You can still make nominations in person when…

Here’s a quick roundup of candidates for and discussion of the 2015 Word of the Year, which the American Dialect Society has been voting on since 1990. All previous winners are listed here. This year’s vote will be held January 8,…

HILTON PORTLAND—JAN. 9—In its 25th annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted #blacklivesmatter as the Word of the Year for 2014. For the first time, a Twitter hashtag was selected by the society as its overall…