I had a student in class today ask about the American Dialect Society's #WOTY. That is, "-ussy"

Student: So... the American Dialect Society's WOTY...
Me: Yes! Do you want to talk about it or do you want me to?
Student: You.
Me: 😬

But no, it was great! It was awkward and fun and really great. Some of them knew about it others were totally unaware. Fun times.

Then we talked about the Norman Conquest 😀

The biggest "That Word Chat" of the year is today at 4:30 Eastern.

More than 100 people have signed up for the Zoom chat, not counting our international panel of lexicographical superstars, like @bgzimmer, @grammargirl, Lynne Murphy, John Kelly, Wendalyn Nichols, Peter Sokolowski, Kelly Wright, Mark Gwynn, and Fiona McPherson.

We'll spend an hour talking about all the words that made 2022. Sign up until the last minute at https://www.markalleneditorial.com/thatwordchat.

#words #woty #thatwordchat

My Word Of The Year For 2023 #WOTY #OneWord #WordOfTheYear #WOTY2023

https://www.everydaygyaan.com/my-word-of-the-year-for-2023/

#Wordoftheyear #WOTY2023 #wordoftheyear2023

#3yrsago: Sweden's #WoTY
assorted #links to revisit
plus the invention of those New Year's novelty glasses

https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2019/12/smygflyga.html
https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2019/12/8x8_30.html
https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2019/12/you-can-turn-clock-to-zero-honeyill.html

I'm a bit disappointed that "goblin mode" is the OU word of the year.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/world/oxford-word-goblin-mode-2022-intl-scli-wellness/index.html
#goblinmode #woty

#1yrago: assorted #links to revisit
Smoke on the Water - Fire in the Sky
Germany's #WOTY
52 things from the past 12 months
plus a cute,utopia-building game

https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2021/12/6x6.html
https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2021/12/smoke-on-water.html
https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2021/12/worter-des-jahres.html
https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2021/12/week-by-week.html
https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2021/12/townscaper.html

Join co-host Grant Barrett online for language and linguistics smack talk and back talk this Wednesday! He'll be appearing in support of Metafilter, an online community he's been a part of since 1999. Lots of great events on the sked, and more to come! https://www.eventbrite.com/x/metafilter-online-events-tickets-469997263467 #Linguistics #VideoChat #Metafilter #Language #Lexicon #NewWords #Neologisms #WOTY #WordOfTheYear #PublicRadio #Podcast #Podcasting #Etymology

No lie: "Gaslighting" is the Merriam-Webster Dictionary's word of the year. #woty #words #gaslighting

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-of-the-year

No lie: "Gaslighting" is the Merriam-Webster Dictionary's word of the year. #woty #words #gaslighting

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-of-the-year

#1yrago: Jean Genie (1972)
#WOTY NFT
Johann Strauss' Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Black Beauty (1877)
plus Germany forms a coalition gov't

https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2021/11/hes-so-simple-minded-cant-drive-his.html
https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2021/11/nifty.html
https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2021/11/opus-214.html
https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2021/11/his-grooms-and-companions-autobiography.html
https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2021/11/ampelkoalition.html

#3yrsago: #OED #WOTY Climate Emergency
Trump appointed ambassador testifies
Martha Gellhorn - from Art for Housewives
plus on exonyms and endonyms

https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2019/11/climate-emergency.html
https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2019/11/as-i-testified-previously-with-regard.html
https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2019/11/uc-unwilling-companion.html
https://www.perfectforroquefortcheese.org/2019/11/chicken-kyiv.html