“Manspreading,” “Vape,” and Other Notable Words of 2014

The Leonard Lopate Show | Dec 29, 2014

The linguist, lexicographer, and language columnist Ben Zimmer talks about the notable words of 2014, including “polar vortex,” “manspreading,” and “conscious uncoupling.” Zimmer is the language columnist for the Wall Street Journal, the executive editor of Vocabulary.com, and the former language columnist for The Boston Globe and The New York Times Magazine.

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