Word of the Year

Word of the Year

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

State of the Union, Dietary Guide, Service-Learning, David Bowie

Episode: State of the Union, Dietary Guide, Service-Learning, David Bowie

  • Jan 13, 2016 10:00 pm
  • 13:36 mins

Guest: Ben Zimmer, Linguist, Language Columnist for the Wall Street Journal and Chair of the New Words Committee of the American Dialect Society  The Washington Post Style guide has already given approval to using “they” in singular situations. And now, the American Dialect Society has chosen singular “they” as its 2015 Word of the Year. It beat out popular phrases “thanks Obama” and “on fleek,” among others.