From ‘MSM’ to ‘whilst’: the words that crossed the Atlantic in 2018 | Lynne Murphy

4:55am PST - January 2nd, 2019    dictionary - The Guardian (AU)

The British may find English ever more Americanised. But the Harry Potter effect is driving traffic the other way too Announcing words of the year has become a competitive sport. The season began early in November, with rival dictionary publishers pursuing so…