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Connections: New words added to the dictionary, part 3

Isn't it adorbs when we use words so frequently they officially get added to the dictionary? Maybe you read some of them this weekend when you gorged on guac with a rando because you were both hangry.

This hour, we discuss some of Merriam-Webster's 840 new words, and we talk about how and why language changes. Have a pen and paper handy because we test your knowledge and that of our guests:

  • Dan Mulcahy, creative director for Bush Communications
  • Amanda Chestnut, artist and communications coordinator at Flower City Arts Center
  • Kyle Semmel, executive director for Writers & Books

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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.

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