On Monday, Merriam Webster chose “vaccine” as their word of the year for 2021. According to their website, the word of the year is determined by what words are searched on the Merriam Webster online dictionary, but also on the “words that are significant for that particular year because of the frequency with which they were looked up compared to previous years.” Last year, the word of the year was “pandemic.” These selections should come as no surprise to anyone who hasn’t been ...
