Sunday, December 17, 2017
Words Do Matter
Since words do matter, far more than we realize, I have decided to do some quick and dirty Internet searching to add to my prior posts on selected words.
More words of the year 2017 ---
Oxford: youthquake
Dictionary.com: complicit
Collins Dictionary: fake news
Back in 2016 ---
Merriam-Webster: surreal
American Dialectic Society: dumpster fire
Oxford: post-truth
Dictionary.com: xenophobia
For the history of how "Word of the Year" or WOTY are selected go here.
Do you think you can write a short paragraph or poem using the above??
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the surreal xenophobia of the post-truth dumpster fire of a fake news culture in which all are complicit has caused a youthquake.
ReplyDeleteOH, Honey, you are sooo good!
DeleteOK, Ellen has done for us all!
ReplyDeleteEllen has it!
ReplyDeleteKudos to Ellen for her clever usage of them all. And thanks to you for bringing these words to my attention. :-)
ReplyDeleteEllen got it perfectly. :)
ReplyDeleteI wondered who was going to select "fake news." Now I know.
ReplyDeleteThere's no way to improve on Ellen's. These words show there's never a dull moment in this world.
ReplyDeleteExcellently!
ReplyDeleteWishing you and yours the happiest Holiday Season. Love Granny Annie
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