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The idea of attention need not be masculine
January 02, 2025 7:24 am
Framing only certain moments as worthy of attention is exhausting, unrewarding and hierarchical. Distraction could be essential to creativity
The Third edit: ‘Word of the Year’ -- dictionaries fight for relevance
December 12, 2024 7:08 am
We live in a time where social media deems phenomenons worthy of global attention. Can a year-ending dictionary report compete with this?
Explained: From ‘brain rot’ to ‘kakistocracy’, what Words of the Year tell us about 2024
December 11, 2024 5:09 am
While 'brain rot' relates to the constant consumption of online content, 'kakistocracy' refers to the 'rule of the worst' in politics. Here is what to know.
‘Demure’ named Word of the Year 2024 by Dictionary.com
November 26, 2024 12:59 pm
According to Dictionary.com, ‘demure’ saw a 1200 per cent increase in usage in digital media.
The Third Edit: Word of the year, manifest, sounds out hope for Gen Z
November 22, 2024 10:52 pm
Disillusioned by the ‘toxic positivity’ culture shaped by millennials, and the ‘you're not doing enough’ prod of the hustle era, Gen Z’s version of bettering life does not lie in sweeping things under the carpet. Instead, they acknowledge the grimness of the current moment while dreaming of a brighter future
'Hallucinate’, Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year and the perils of AI
November 17, 2023 6:57 am
Express View: Cambridge's word of the year foregrounds the complications of AI, from the realm of the imaginary to one of possibility
Goblin mode, Vax, Climate emergency - How does Oxford pick 'Word of the year'
April 23, 2023 5:33 pm
"Each year, a team of lexicographers comes together from Oxford University Press to review the evidence and select the Oxford word of the year," said Casper Grathwohl, President of Oxford Languages.
Dictionary.com's word of the year is...
December 14, 2022 1:08 pm
The word "reflects how the intersection of gender, identity, and language dominates the current cultural conversation"
'Goblin Mode' is Oxford's Word of the Year for 2022. What does it mean?
December 06, 2022 5:55 pm
Chosen by public vote, the “slang term” means “a type of behaviour which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations”.
The Word of the Year goes goblin mode
December 05, 2022 3:43 pm
“Goblin mode” — a slang term referring to “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations” — has been named Oxford’s 2022 Word of the Year
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