'Brain rot' is Oxford University Press' word of the year

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'Brain rot' is Oxford University Press' word of the year

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Alex_Gross · Answer 1 · 2024-12-03T20:07:20+0000

This information is correct, as verified on Oxford University Press' website. NBC is also a reliable news network, as they cited not only Oxford University Press in their article, but also a statement from the publication's president and a previous article from NBC about the effects of 'brain rot' in society. This article is therefore not misinformation.

Cryder811 · Answer 2 · 2024-12-04T02:36:06+0000

'Brain rot' is Oxford University Press' word of the year

Keller: Why "brain rot" is Oxford's word of the year

The information is correct both articles state that Oxford has chosen the popular gen z term "brain rot" as their word of the year.

freeminitaco · Answer 3 · 2024-12-04T04:14:45+0000

Yes, it is! It's officially posted on their website! I found two links from the official Oxford Press. They even show a bunch of infographics and data on the world! This is a fact!

Source: https://corp.oup.com/word-of-the-year/

and here it is again! https://corp.oup.com/news/brain-rot-named-oxford-word-of-the-year-2024/

Sharris6000 · Answer 4 · 2024-12-04T04:18:55+0000

The claim that the term 'brain rot' is the Oxford Press word of the year is true. According to the Oxford University Press website, the word was chosen from a total of 37,000 public votes. Further proving the claim, the CBS article linked includes Oxford Languages President Casper Grathwohl providing context as to why this word was chosen.

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