{"id":16898,"date":"2014-12-16T14:55:11","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T19:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=16898"},"modified":"2014-12-16T12:13:24","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T17:13:24","slug":"word-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/word-year\/","title":{"rendered":"We’re the Word of the Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a move that surely stems from our incessant, hard-hitting cheese journalism, the folks over at Merriam-Webster<\/a> (dictionary extraordinaire) have announced that the 2014 Word of the Year<\/a> is none other than “culture.” Some may point to a recent spike in usage among news outlets (e.g. “rape culture,” a “culture of transparency,” etc.) for culture’s uptick in popularity. Others might argue that English-speakers have started throwing around such an academic-sounding word so much that they better be sure they know exactly<\/em> what it means. But the staff at culture<\/strong>: the word on cheese is undoubtedly certain that this tsunami of interest in the word stems from its sixth and final definition:<\/p>\n

the act or process of cultivating living material (as bacteria or viruses) in prepared nutrient media<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thank you, Merriam-Webster, for your long overdue recognition recognition of a little cheese mag that could, and did, yawp from the rooftops our undying affection for our favorite living, breathing, and extremely delicious food. This is definitely better than “vape.”<\/p>\n

Learn more about our lingual triumph and the Word of the Year selection process in this handy little video:<\/p>\n