Collins English Dictionary has named “climate strike” its word of 2019
Millions of people took to streets around the world in September to take part in protests inspired: Collins English dictionary has named “climate strike” its word of 2019, continuing a trend of recognizing environmentally-linked phrases after“Climate strike,” defined as “a form of protest in which people absent themselves from education or work in order to join demonstrations demanding action to counter climate change,” was first registered by Collins in 2015, to coincide with the Climate...
Lexicographers at the dictionary and educational publisher spotted use of the word had grown more than any other word on their radar. They logged a 100-fold increase in the use of the word this year and a fourfold increase since 2013.
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