http://blog.wlrn.org en http://blog.wlrn.org/post/picking-2012s-word-year There is a major decision coming up that will truly define the year 2012. Yes, it's almost time for the American Dialect Society to once again vote on the Word of the Year. Will it be <em>selfie? Hate-watching?</em> <em>Superstorm? Double down? Fiscal cliff?</em> Or (shudder) <em>YOLO?</em><p>Ben Zimmer is a <a href="http://benzimmer.com/boston-globe/">language columnist</a> for <em>The Boston Globe</em> and chairman of the American Dialect Society's New Words Committee. Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:13:52 +0000 editor 6945 at http://blog.wlrn.org Picking 2012's Word Of The Year http://blog.wlrn.org/post/language-expert-constance-hale-let-verbs-power-your-writing <p></p><p>12/27/12 - Thursday’s&nbsp;<strong>Topical Currents</strong> begins with journalist and language expert Constance Hale.&nbsp; Her latest book concentrates on the “pivot points” of our sentences:&nbsp; verbs. &nbsp;In her book, <a href="http://amzn.to/ZBBFTI">VEX, HEX, SMASH, SMOOCH</a>, she examines both heavenly and headache verbs. &nbsp;And more.&nbsp; Linda Gassenheimer and wine columnist Fred Tasker&nbsp;with end of year drinks and food.</p> Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:00:00 +0000 Joseph Cooper, Bonnie Berman, Paul Leary and Linda Gassenheimer 6885 at http://blog.wlrn.org Language Expert Constance Hale: Let Verbs Power Your Writing