November 8, 2019 07:46 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/8/20955589/climate-strike-word-of-the-year-collins-dictionary
2019 is the year of the climate strike
Global Climate Strike | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
“Climate strike” has been crowned word of the year by Collins Dictionary. The term, which refers to people leaving work or school as a way to demand action on climate change, was used 100 times more often in 2019 compared to last year, Collins’ lexicographers found. The company says that they monitor a 9.5 billion-word body of text each year to identify “new and notable” words that reflect big shifts in culture.
Massive protests across the globe over the past year reflect people’s growing sense of urgency to take action on climate change. Around this time last year, a panel of scientists convened by the United Nations released a report that found that the world had 12 years left (11 now) to dramatically cut down its use...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/8/20955589/climate-strike-word-of-the-year-collins-dictionary
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