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Linguist Nominates "Dummymandering" for Word of the Year

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Linguist Emily M. Bender has nominated the word "dummymandering" for the American Dialect Society's Word of the Year. The society determines its Word of the Year in early January for the preceding year. Bender shared a link to the nomination submission page. AI

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Linguist Nominates "Dummymandering" for Word of the Year

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emilymbender.bsky.social ·

    Did you know you can nominate words for the @americandialect.org to consider for their Word of the Year (determined in early Jan, for preceding year)? I just pu

    Did you know you can nominate words for the @americandialect.org to consider for their Word of the Year (determined in early Jan, for preceding year)? I just put in a nomination for "dummymandering". americandialect.org/submit-your-...

    LINKS americandialect.org/submit-your-nominatio…

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