Words of the year, are kind of a big deal, in academic circles…so, brace yourself..! The Oxford Dictionary has announced that its word of the year for 2017 is…youthquake?! The definition reads: “a significant cultural, political, or social change, arising from the actions, or influence, of young people”. Yeah, I guess I can see that. The youth ARE the ones who will be running the planet one day, after all! More on the 2017 ‘Word of the Year’ from Oxford Dictionary, here!

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