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9. Merriam-Websters Word Of 2016: SURREAL

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 19, 2016, 10:45 AM

Dec 2016

Merriam-Websters Word Of 2016: SURREAL

Adjective joins 'post-truth' and ' xenophobia' among lexicographers' top choices to sum up annus horribilis that brought us Brexit chaos, Donald Trump, strikes and multiple celebrity deaths

Was 2016 a dream or a nightmare?

Try something in between: “surreal,” which is US dictionary Merriam-Webster's word of the year.

Meaning “marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream,” or “unbelievable, fantastic,” the word joins Oxford's “post-truth” and Dictionary.com's “xenophobia” as the year's top choices.

“It just seems like one of those years,” said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster's editor-at-large.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/merriam-webster-dictionary-word-of-the-year-2016-a7484156.html

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Merriam-Webster Issues Plea About Fascism [View all] HAB911 Nov 2016 OP

K&R Fascism is the damn word of the year Cha Nov 2016 #1

I just went and searched too. tanyev Nov 2016 #2

Republicans: But "fascism" just rolls off the tongue, and it has a nice ring to it Achilleaze Nov 2016 #3

I searched for "fascism" and "fascist". Hugin Nov 2016 #4

LOL, I'm thinking HAB911 Nov 2016 #5

OK kids, don't touch the cookies I'm hiding in the top left cabinet ToxMarz Nov 2016 #6

We've got post-truth and xenophobia - seems to me "fascism" fits right in Solly Mack Nov 2016 #7

Merriam-Websters Word Of 2016: SURREAL HAB911 Dec 2016 #9

That works, too. Solly Mack Dec 2016 #10

Merriam-Websters Word Of 2016: SURREAL HAB911 Dec 2016 #8

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