Word of the Year 2018

casimira member Offline	Word of the Year 2018 Nov 15, 2018 20:47:00 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by casimira on Nov 15, 2018 20:47:00 GMT The Oxford English Dictionary just announced it's choice for word of the year. TOXIC. Thoughts?
	"Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform" - Pythagoras

kerouac2 helper Offline	Word of the Year 2018 Nov 16, 2018 6:00:15 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kerouac2 on Nov 16, 2018 6:00:15 GMT I wonder who decides. The Ngram viewer says it is in decline. books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=toxic&year_start=1800&year_end=2018&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Ctoxic%3B%2Cc0

bjd member Online	Word of the Year 2018 Nov 16, 2018 6:06:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bjd on Nov 16, 2018 6:06:13 GMT It's hardly a new word. Maybe its use for describing politicians and social situations is new?

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