“江南style”入选柯林斯词典年度词汇_BEC初级作文

“江南style”入选柯林斯词典年度词汇

October's word is ''superstorm'' after Superstorm Sandy, which wreaked havoc in portions of the Caribbean, the mid-Atlantic and the northeastern United States.

The list is completed with January's nominated word, ''Broga''. The word, formed from the combination of ''bro'' and yoga, accompanied the launch of a new form of yoga tailored to men.

Each word was submitted by the public to the online dictionary at www.collinsdictionary.com/submission.

Some were published already as a reflection of their frequency, breadth and period of use.

Others are deemed to be candidates, which will be added to the online dictionary at the next site update.

Other words are under review, meaning that evidence of use is continuing to grow and be collected, while some, such as ''zuckered'', have been rejected, based on the dictionary's criteria for inclusion.

The publisher said not all of their 12 words of the year will have the longevity to be accepted for the Collins print dictionary.

It added, however, that the submissions to CollinsDictionary.com show how the site has become a forum to discuss the new words used to describe current events and trends.

Ian Brookes, consulting editor at Collins, said: ''Since we launched the submission feature on CollinsDictionary.com, we have been astounded by how quickly new language trends are formed.

''Choosing just one word for 2017 didn't match the pace at which our language is changing, so we selected one popular word to represent each month from the whole range of those submitted.''