2023 as Defined by the Words of the Year
The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 27, 2023
"Rizz." "Authentic." "Hallucinate." Ben Zimmer, linguist, language columnist at The Wall Street Journal and chair of the New Words Committee of the American Dialect Society, discusses what the words of the year chosen by various dictionaries and groups say about our language and culture, and previews the American Dialect Society's selection process for their word of the year. To send your nomination for word of the year to the American Dialect Society, go to americandialect.org.
