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Nearly Sane

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Authentic: Merriam-Webster's word of the year
« on: November 28, 2023, 07:15:36 AM »
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Re: Authentic: Merriam-Webster's word of the year
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2023, 08:57:10 AM »
Quote from: Nearly Sane on November 28, 2023, 07:15:36 AM
A rare and precious thing


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67543895

Interesting that last year's word of the year was "gaslighting".
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Re: Authentic: Merriam-Webster's word of the year
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2023, 02:53:21 PM »
Quote from: jeremyp on November 28, 2023, 08:57:10 AM
Interesting that last year's word of the year was "gaslighting".

And Vlad has kept using it ever since. Perhaps he doesn't consult British English dictionaries.
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Re: Authentic: Merriam-Webster's word of the year
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2023, 10:16:38 AM »
But for the Oxford University Press, it's rizz


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67602699
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Re: Authentic: Merriam-Webster's word of the year
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