Alex Beecroft
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Alex Beecroft Life story
Alex Beecroft is an English author best known for historical and contemporary romantic fiction featuring gay characters. They also write science fiction/fantasy fiction as Alex Oliver, and cozy mysteries under the pseudonym Robyn Beecroft.
AI named word of the year by Collins Dictionary
... Other contenders ranged from ultraprocessed to Ulez, but Collins managing director Alex Beecroft said AI had been " the talking point of 2023"...
Permacrisis declared Collins Dictionary word of the year
... It " sums up just how truly awful 2022 has been for so many people" said Alex Beecroft, head of Collins Learning...
NFT or non-fungible token is Collins Dictionary's word of the year
... Collins Dictionary s Alex Beecroft said it was " unusual" for an abbreviation to experience such a massive rise in usage...
NFT or non-fungible token is Collins Dictionary's word of the year
The phrase NFT (short for non-fungible token) has been made word of the year by Collins Dictionary.
It says use of the abbreviation rose by More Than 11,000% in 2021.
NFTs are certificates to say that you own something digital - so original versions of viral videos, memes or tweets can be sold As If they were art.
And from to the, NFT sales have made Some People Very Rich this year.
Collins Dictionary's Alex Beecroft said it was " unusual" for an abbreviation to experience such a massive rise in usage.
" Whether the NFT will have a lasting influence is yet to be determined, but its sudden presence in conversations around The World makes it very clearly our word of the year, " he added.
NFT is one of three tech-based words to make Collins' new words list, as well as " crypto" the short form of cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin, and " metaverse" .
Other words on Collins' list include:
" Climate anxiety" - reflecting about Climate Change and the perceived lack of action to tackle it" Neopronoun" - words that serve as pronouns but, unlike " he" or " she" are free of gender" Cheugy" - a slang term used to describe, and dismiss, anything seen as hopelessly uncool or unfashionableThe 2020 word of the year was " lockdown" - and The Influence of the pandemic On Language remains strong.
" Pingdemic" is on this year's list, after self-isolation rules but pressure on workforces across the UK.
" Hybrid working" and " double-vaxxed" have also seen a boom in use, Collins says.
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