Year: 2020

We lost some big names and some close names last year. A few people here I knew well and personally. It’s a hard list to look at, but it’s good to see some of their faces again. We have several origami butterflies made by Wayson in a shadowbox here in the house. Will miss Patrick as well, and I know Teva was a good friend to many of you. And Graeme was a genuinely sweet and generous man.

This is a year end list I can get behind. What words or phrases would you add to the list? Ok Boomer also made the list, but I’m not ready to let that one go yet. (from Inside Higher Ed.)

The most nominated word or phrase for 2020 was quid pro quo.

Several word that made the list were “words that attempt to make something more than it is,” Lake Superior State said. Among those on the list: artisanal, curated and influencer.

Other words or phrases were banished for “pretentiousness or imprecision.” Among them were literally, I mean, living my best life and mouthfeel.