No shocker: Pandemic is Merriam-Webster word of the year
The Philippine Star|December 01, 2020
Merriam-Webster yesterday announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year.
No shocker: Pandemic is Merriam-Webster word of the year

Photo taken in October shows devotees wearing face masks and shields while hearing first Friday mass outside Quiapo Church. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. MIGUEL DE GUZMAN

NEW YORK – If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020, which word would it be?

Ding, ding, ding: Merriam-Webster yesterday announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year.

“That probably isn’t a big shock,” Peter Sokolowski, editor at large for Merriam Webster, told The Associated Press.

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