What is your word (or expression) of the year?
13:12 UK time, Wednesday, 23 November 2011
With terms like Arab Spring and fracking on offer, wordsmiths plumped for an odd choice of expression of the year.
13:12 UK time, Wednesday, 23 November 2011
With terms like Arab Spring and fracking on offer, wordsmiths plumped for an odd choice of expression of the year.
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