Baranyai: Words of the year telling

Of all the year-end superlatives – best movie villains, worst trends, Time's person of the year, my favourite is the word of the year. Dictionaries are among the cheekiest institutions of our time, rivalling even the U.S. National Parks Service. Both speak truth to power, and generate top-notch social media content, such as a recent safety reminder featuring a diorama of a gingerbread man snapping a selfie while his buddy is tossed aloft by gingerbread buffalo, his terror etched in icing. Read More