It's the Brian Lehrerhe on WNYC.

Good morning again everyone.

As we say goodbye to 2023, let's take a look back

at some of the words that define the past year.

Each year, you know, multiple dictionaries choose a word of the year, right?

Sometimes these words make us laugh.

Other times they remind us of particularly painful moments we've collectively experienced

and a fair amount of the time they have

us scratching our heads. This year's words are no exception. Our English

language dictionaries have come up with words that will surely take us across a

range of emotions. spoiler alert, one of them that you may not have already heard

is Causey Lives.

We will define and explain, and maybe we'll have

you saying it next time you go shopping, cause he lives.

Stay tuned for details.

And joining us now to go over the various words of the year and the cultural events that

pave their way is Ben Zimmer, linguist, language columnist at the Wall Street Journal

and chair of the New Words Committee of the American Dialect Society.

Ben, always great to have you on the show.

Welcome back to WNYC to be back and

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