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Brain rot: Oxford's Word of the Year

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Brain rot has been chosen as this year's Oxford Word of the Year, but should we care?

Host Scott Tong speaks to linguist and University of Michigan English professor Anne Curzan about the proliferation of organizations announcing a word of the year and the creep of online words into the lexicon.

This segment aired on December 4, 2024.

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