Merriam-Webster's word of the year really sums it all up
Demure came close but was beaten out by a descriptor of one of the most tense election years in recent history ...
Love it or hate it, nonliteral ‘literally’ is here to stay: Here’s why English will survive
In Middle English, “very” carried the meaning of “actual” or “true,” as in being “ verray in worde and dede ” – that is, true in word and deed. Yet, when something is true, particularly when used in ...