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Pandemic: Merriam-Webster’s 2020 word of the year
The Merriam-Webster dictionary has selected “pandemic” as 2020’s word of the year. COVID-19 has dominated the news and conversations since March, and it has transformed in-person interactions.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe Merriam-Webster dictionary has selected “pandemic” as 2020’s word of the year. COVID-19 has dominated the news and conversations since March, and it has transformed in-person interactions. Random House copy chief Benjamin Dreyer shares thoughts on 2020’s word of the year, and how the pandemic has affected communication.
“The company says searches for the word on its website jumped 115,000% from last year,” says Dreyer.
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