Posts Tagged: word of the year 2020

  • Picture of a humpback whale—headline Words of the Year 2020—Environment and social

    WORD OF THE YEAR 2020—ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL

    The COVID-19 pandemic dominated the 2020 narrative from March. However, there were still other events going on apart from it and the US election. In Australia catastrophic bushfires started the year which had created a strong focus on climate change. Other social changes were taking place particularly in gender discrimination and identity. These are our […]

  • Picture of young man with chopsticks—headline life during the pandemic

    WORD OF THE YEAR 2020—LIFE DURING THE PANDEMIC

    There is nothing really new to say about the unusual year of 2020 but we can review the way the events affected our vocabulary. In my previous post I looked at the pandemic itself. In this post, I look at the main words that came into being as a result of the way it changed […]

  • Image of nurse in developing nation with headline—WORDS OF THE YEAR 2020 THE GREAT PANDEMIC

    WORD OF THE YEAR 2020—THE GREAT PANDEMIC

    As we enter a new year it is a good time to look back at the year we have just left. There is nothing new to say about how unusual 2020 was but it is interesting to look at the way the events affected our vocabulary. The words we used in 2020  give an indication […]