Igor Yurchenkoadded a comment 10 лет назад
I can understand “swipe” or “contactless”, but why no Earth “transgender” becomes a word of the year?
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Fanta Seadded a note 10 лет назад
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Quite frankly, this Top 10 Collins Words of the Year are not so exciting for me. The following 3 are not the blast at all, I think:
Swipe (Verb)
To move a finger across a touchscreen on an electronic device as a means of inputting a command.
Contactless (Adj)
Referring to payment systems which use RFID technology and do not require the customer's signature or pin number.
Transgender (Adj)
Of or relating to a person whose gender identity does not fully correspond to the sex assigned to them at birth.
(Look up at the very list and comments here:
What d'you think about this list? can you add smth? Please share your thoughts! Thank you!
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Holy Molyadded a comment 10 лет назад
Right, Igor, I'd ask the same question. This is weird.
Anna Bobkoadded a comment 10 лет назад
As far as I'm concerned, Collins chooses the word of the year according to the friequency of usage. So we can suggest these words to be most frequently used through the year by various media as well as by people.
Igor Yurchenkoadded a comment 10 лет назад
yep. weird.