Mark Z. Barabak

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak

Unsettling as they may be, these are boom times for lovers of language. But it’s not just word nerds who’ve been obsessed. Merriam-Webster’s @PeterSokolowski said big events — 9/11, Michael Jackson's death — typically lead to a flood of people looking up certain related words — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 15, 2020 Hibernated

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Then there’s newly coined words, like quarantini, zoombombing and coronnial , the latter being the coming generation conceived during all that time spent sheltering in place. — PolitiTweet.org

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Throughout March, the top 50 (!) most searched-for definitions on Merriam-Webster's website COVID-19-related – something he's never seen in nearly two decades of keeping track. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 15, 2020 Hibernated