The 2024 word of the year winners offer a window into the spirit of the times
"Brat," from the title of English singer Charli XCX's June album, was a particularly ephemeral addition to 2024's words of the year.selected a Word of the Year at its conference in 1990, over half a dozen English dictionaries have anointed an annual word or phrase that’s meant to encapsulate the zeitgeist of the prior year.. On Dec.
The terms that are honored are selected in a variety of ways. For example, this year the editors of the Oxford dictionaries allowed the public to cast votes for their favorite from a Other publishers rely on the acumen of their editors, augmented by measures of popularity such as the number of online searches for a particular term.in the sale of printed reference works, these yearly announcements raise the visibility of the publisher’s wares. But their choices also offer a window into the spirit of the times., I saw, in this year’s batch of winners, the myriad ways digital life is influencing English language and culture.
Usually, however, there’s more of a mix, with some selections more prescient and useful than others. In 2005, for example, the New Oxford American Dictionary chose “I can already anticipate one of this year’s selections – “brat” – falling by the wayside.as its word of the year. The publisher defined it as “characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude.”
Not coincidentally, it was also the name of a chart-topping album released by Charli XCX in June 2024. In late July, theas its word of the year, defining it as “to use methods such as visualization and affirmation to help you imagine achieving something you want.”,” chosen in late November by Dictionary.com. Although the word dates to the 15th century, it went viral in avideo posted by Jools Lebron in early August.
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