Fake News, Feminism, #MeToo: The 2017 Words of the Year
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The words of the 2017 are a political batch reflective of the tumultuous year that was.
Much like 2016’s set, the words of the 2017 are a political batch reflective of the tumultuous year we just put behind us. University of Chicago associate professor of linguistics Jason Riggle explains.
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Fake News, Feminism, #MeToo: The 2017 Words of the Year
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Much like 2016’s set, the words of the 2017 are a political batch reflective of the tumultuous year we just put behind us. University of Chicago associate professor of linguistics Jason Riggle explains.
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