I have to say perhaps foremost among my personal peeves is a piece of writing that is beloved by many. My least favorite words are just peeves about language. But what I do have a distaste for is writings about words. I feel like most lexicographers I know are pretty studious in trying to avoid having favorites or certainly about having dis-favorite words. One of the questions I feel like when you work in dictionaries that you often get from people, is that people always want to know what words are there that you hate, or that one hates or would banish from the language, and what words do you like.
In 1946, George Orwell published his now-famous essay, "Politics and the English Language." Ammon sincerely wishes he hadn't. On each episode, Merriam-Webster editors Ammon Shea, Peter Sokolowski, and I explore some aspect of the English language from the dictionary's vantage point.
I'm Emily Brewster, and Word Matters is produced by Merriam-Webster in collaboration with New England Public Media. Produced in collaboration with New England Public Media.Ĭoming up on Word Matters, things get Orwellian in the narrowest sense of the word. Hosted by Emily Brewster, Ammon Shea, and Peter Sokolowski. George Orwell published his famous essay "Politics and the English Language" in 1946, and we mostly wish he hadn't.
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