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Monthly Archives: December 2016
Word of the Year (WOTY) 2016: Have some post-truth with your democracy sausage!
It’s nearly the end of the year, which means it must be time to collect and review the various Word of the Year (WOTY) nominees and “winners” for 2016. I don’t make any pretense of objectivity: this run-down is thoroughly … Continue reading
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