Oxford American dictionary names 'GIF' word of the year

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Oxford American dictionary names 'GIF' word of the year

Oxford American dictionary names 'GIF' word of the year

11-12-2012 06:13 PM

It's been delighting people around the world for 25 years but now formally holds a honored place in the cultural lexicon: "GIF" has been chosen as word of the year by the Oxford American Dictionary. "GIF celebrated a lexical milestone in 2012, gaining traction as a verb, not just a noun," said Katherine Martin,*head of [...]

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