Brave New Words Worm Their Way Into Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Inc., has announced its latest lineup of brave new words. Each year the 114-year-old company chooses around a hundred new words that will be enshrined in the pages of its dictionaries. Among this year’s inductees are copernicium: named for the astronomer Copernicus, a short-lived, artificially produced radioactive element that has 112 protons and is […]