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Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year for 2016
Posted on 1/24/17 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 1/24/17 at 12:37 pm
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After much discussion, debate, and research, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2016 is post-truth – an adjective defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief’.
Why was this chosen?
The concept of post-truth has been in existence for the past decade, but Oxford Dictionaries has seen a spike in frequency this year in the context of the EU referendum in the United Kingdom and the presidential election in the United States. It has also become associated with a particular noun, in the phrase post-truth politics.
Post-truth in 2016
Post-truth has gone from being a peripheral term to being a mainstay in political commentary, now often being used by major publications without the need for clarification or definition in their headlines.
The term has moved from being relatively new to being widely understood in the course of a year - demonstrating its impact on the national and international consciousness. The concept of post-truth has been simmering for the past decade, but Oxford shows the word spiking in frequency this year in the context of the Brexit referendum in the UK and the presidential election in the US, and becoming associated overwhelmingly with a particular noun, in the phrase post-truth politics.
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Posted on 1/24/17 at 12:38 pm to Wolfhound45
Dammit. I was pulling for "bigly"
Posted on 1/24/17 at 12:39 pm to jlovel7
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Dammit. I was pulling for "bigly"
Agreed
Posted on 1/24/17 at 12:39 pm to Wolfhound45
Bryan Caplan 10 years ahead of his time, as usual
Posted on 1/24/17 at 12:39 pm to jlovel7
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Dammit. I was pulling for "bigly"
I was about to post this!
Posted on 1/24/17 at 12:39 pm to jlovel7
I was 100% sure it would be "privilege"
Posted on 1/24/17 at 12:39 pm to jlovel7
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Dammit. I was pulling for "bigly"
Opens thread expecting "bigly," was disappointed.
Posted on 1/24/17 at 12:39 pm to Wolfhound45
with this administration. hell yes
Posted on 1/24/17 at 12:40 pm to Wolfhound45
Not sure I even heard of this 'word'...
Posted on 1/24/17 at 12:41 pm to Wolfhound45
The only time I heard "post-truth" was the happenstance time I clicked on the wrong video on YouTube.
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