25 Nov 2020

Oxford English Dictionary picks 'Words of the Year'

From Morning Report, 6:49 am on 25 November 2020

Every year the Oxford English Dictionary chooses a Word of the Year that captures the spirit of the past 12 months. But in a year like 2020, just one word didn't cut it.

Instead, the Dictionary has chosen "Words of the Year" - including bushfires, Covid-19, lockdown, bubbles, key workers and Black Lives Matter.

Fiona Macpherson is an editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

She speaks to Susie Ferguson.