Flipboard Culture Desk on Nostr: A few weeks ago "rizz" was being celebrated as the OED's word of the year. Now, it's ...
A few weeks ago "rizz" was being celebrated as the OED's word of the year. Now, it's time to remove it from your vocabulary. NPR reports on the 2024 Banished Words List, devised by the faculty at Michigan's Lake Superior State University, and including terms like "impact" (especially as a verb), "hack," "at the end of the day" and "cringe-worthy." Which word or phrase would you like people to ditch this year?
https://flip.it/7ad6N0#Word #Culture #PopCulture #Language
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