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Dictionaries’ words of the year are trying to tell us something about being online in 2025

This year’s crop of words might best be summed up by the theme of "digital nihilism," or even the the shrug emoji (

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Fortune

Roger J. Kreuz

2025’s words of the year reflect a year of digital disillusionment

2025’s words of the year reflect a year of digital disillusionment

From AI slop to rage bait, to the cryptic ‘6-7,’ this year’s slate captures a growing sense that online life is flooded with fakery, frustration...

05.12.2025 3

The Conversation

Roger J. Kreuz

Too many em dashes? Weird words like ‘delves’? Spotting text written by ChatGPT is still more art than science

Unusual words or punctuation may serve as ‘tells’ that something has been written by a chatbot. But even with that knowledge, most people struggle...

30.07.2025 10

The Conversation

Roger J. Kreuz

Polarization, brain rot and brat – the 2024 words of the year point to the power, perils and ephemeral nature of digital life

Ever since the American Dialect Society selected a Word of the Year at its conference in 1990, over half a dozen English dictionaries have anointed...

10.12.2024 10

The Conversation

Roger J. Kreuz

An 83-Year-Old Short Story By Borges Portends A Bleak Future For The Internet

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. How will the internet...

29.11.2024 4

Talking Points Memo

Roger J. Kreuz

An 83-year -old short story by Borges portends a bleak future for the internet

How will the internet evolve in the coming decades? Fiction writers have explored some possibilities. In his 2019 novel “Fall,” science fiction...

19.11.2024 10

The Conversation

Roger J. Kreuz

Does Democratic VP candidate Walz swear too damn much?

During a campaign event with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Michigan on Aug. 8, Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz,...

20.08.2024 10

The Conversation

Roger J. Kreuz