On the Media (NPR), “Word Watch: Occupy”

October 21, 2011

Interview on NPR’s “On the Media” about how the word “occupy” has evolved since the beginning of the Occupy Wall Street protests. (Oct. 21, 2011)

As the Occupy Wall Street protests spread around the world, they have changed the meaning and usage of the word “Occupy.” Ben Zimmer, executive producer of the Visual Thesaurus and former “On Language” columnist for the New York Times, tracks how the word’s meaning has shifted over just the last month.

(Show page, audio, related Word Routes column)

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