/tags/merriam-webster merriam-webster en-US Copyright Tue, 10 Dec 2019 21:26:12 GMT /2019-12-10/merriam-webster-singles-out-nonbinary-they-for-word-of-the-year-honors The dictionary publisher lauded the singular they Tuesday, noting that the tiny word has enjoyed important new uses in an English language that otherwise lacks a good gender-neutral alternative. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 21:26:12 GMT /2019-12-10/merriam-webster-singles-out-nonbinary-they-for-word-of-the-year-honors Colin Dwyer /news/2019-12-10/the-biggest-word-of-2019-ask-ohio-state-university Merriam-Webster Dictionary has released its words of the year. At number six: "the."The three-letter word familiar to every English speaker takes on… Tue, 10 Dec 2019 20:51:42 GMT /news/2019-12-10/the-biggest-word-of-2019-ask-ohio-state-university Clare Roth