Socialism, Capitalism: Merriam-Webster's Odd-Couple Words Of The Year
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A demonstrator carries a sign calling people to "resist" President Barack Obama perceived socialist policies during a march of supporters of the conservative Tea Party movement in Washington. A demonstrator carries a sign calling people to "resist" President Barack Obama perceived socialist policies during a march of supporters of the conservative Tea Party movement in Washington. Nicholas Kamm /AFP/Getty Images The dictionary Merriam-Webster has declared an incongruous pair their words of the year: Socialism and capitalism. "There's no surprise there that politics was in people's minds," the dictionary's Editor-at-large Peter Sokolowski told CBS News when making the announcement. Sokolowski said that the dictionary, which bases its decision on what people are looking up in their online edition, chose two words for the first time because they trended together. Most of the time, when a person looked up one word, they looked up the other.
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Socialism, Capitalism: Merriam-Webster's Odd-Couple Words Of The Year
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The two words, said the dictionary's editor, are essentially antonyms but tell us just how divided the country was during a presidential election that presented a stark decision for the future.
Source URL: npr.org
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