It will be on people’s lips for years to come
BEFORE NAMING a word of the year, Johnson turns to colleagues to find out what those in different fields and in various countries are talking about. It is a salutary reminder that the world is much bigger than the English language and that, even in largely English-speaking countries, the stock of words is constantly being refreshed by the languages with which English makes contact.
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This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “The word of the year”
From the December 9th 2023 edition
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