Interview on NPR’s “Morning Edition” about nominees for the Word of the Year selection. (Dec. 16, 2011)
Lovers of the English language are coming together to select the coolest word or phrase. Last year, app was voted the word of the year by the American Dialect Society. Now that group of etymologists, writers, historians and other language experts are considering new words for 2011. Linguist Ben Zimmer talks to Renee Montagne to offer his picks for 2011.
(Show page, audio, related Word Routes column, Boston Globe column)