Merriam-Webster Chooses ‘Authentic’ as Word of the Year — VOA Learning English
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The dictionary company Merriam-Webster chose the word “authentic” as its word of the year for 2023.
Something that is authentic is real or true.
The publisher celebrated its 20th anniversary of choosing a word of the year on Monday. Speaking to The Associated Press, or AP, dictionary editor Peter Sokolowski said the world is in a “crisis of authenticity” in 2023. “What we realize,” he said, “is that when we question authenticity, we value it even more.”
Sokolowski said the word is often looked up on Merriam-Webster’s website, but in 2023 it was searched for even more than usual.
He noted that authentic is an important word in a world where artificial intelligence software permits people to…
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