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The non-words of the year
Dec 23, 2015 | 2 Comments
We have all become used to the various dictionaries announcing their words of the year, but this year the selection has taken a surprising turn towards non-words of the year. To be fair it all started in 2014 when the Global Language Monitor announced that the top word for the year was the heart emoji. Read more...
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Word of the Year 2015 COMING SOON
Dec 10, 2015 | 0 Comments
This year we're shaking things up! In previous years the People's Choice and the Committee's Choice winning words have been announced at the same time. But this time the Committee will announce their choice and then we'll open up the vote to the public. You can then tell us whether you agree or disa ...
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Thingummyjig
Dec 04, 2015 | 2 Comments
There is a set of words that are humorous names for an object or device for which you can’t produce the correct name. Read more...
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