NEW YORK (AP) — If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020, which word would it be? Ding, ding, ding: Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year. “That ...

Merriam-Webster on Monday announced "pandemic" as its 2020 word of the year. On March 11, when the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic, lookups on the ...

The interesting thing about language is that words tend to come and go. Terms and phrases that were once popular might now be irrelevant, and in some cases, too archaic to throw into any normal ...

NEW YORK — On Dec. 31, China reported a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown origin to the World Health Organization. By Jan. 31, WHO declared an outbreak of a novel coronavirus a global health ...

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts — When you think of the year 2020, a lot of words come to mind. Maybe crazy, lonely, the worst? You probably could add a few not safe for work ones as well. Well, ...

With the year drawing to a close, I've been contacted by several journalists who've asked, "What's the word of the year for 2020?" This year has definitely been an eventful and memorable one, so there ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has been unable to name its traditional word of the year for 2020, instead, exploring how far and how quickly the language has developed this year. "It quickly ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

(AP) — If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020, which word would it be? Ding, ding, ding: Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year. “That probably ...