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Words of the Year 2020

Words of the Year 2020

FromThe Fluent Show


Words of the Year 2020

FromThe Fluent Show

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Length:
85 minutes
Released:
Jan 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

There are two big types of news in this episode:
1. Important celebrity word news from the worlds of Hilaria Baldwin and Wagatha Christie ??
2. Important annual word news from the Word of the Year committees around the world
It's a bumper episode as Lindsay dropped in to discuss all those words that made our 2020, including
* lockdown
* coronavirus
* rona / Miss Rona
* BLM / Black Lives Matter
* Samfundssind
* PPE
* Karen
AND MANY MORE!! ?
I have a bunch of small corrections from this episode:
* I got the German gender letters wrong when talking about Gendersternchen and job applications, it’s not n for the 3rd option but d (to mean “divers”).
* The French word "déconfinement" isn't "confinement"or "lockdown" but the period after: the confinement is being "undone", usually in small steps, a de-lockdown, so to say (Merci to Ines)
* TERF stands for trans exclusionary radical feminist, which makes way more sense than my guess "revolutionary" (Thanks to Ines)
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Released:
Jan 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Learn a Language...Or Maybe Three! The Fluent Show is on a mission to help you get excited about language learning. We learn languages every day in our lives, and have learnt over 15 different languages between us. We share stories, news, tips, and ideas that will make you fluent...eventually. Subscribe to the show today to get your regular dose of Fluent love. ? Check out the Fluent Language courses (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/my-courses) It is worth clarifying that we actively want to support anti-racism and will highlight and advocate for the equality of all. Language learning means committing to tolerance of other world views, and this open mind is a core value for me. This topic deserves well considered words so here are the best Kerstin managed to put together. (https://www.fluent.show/blacklivesmatter)