Lockdown, algorithm, furlough – the vocabulary of 2020 that became part of everyday conversations
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxCoronavirus has certainly had an impact on the world and pretty much every aspect of our lives over the past 12 months.Unsurprisingly, the virus was Google's top search term globally this year.But amid the crisis, a host of other words were propelled into our everyday vocabulary, with many not knowing what they meant until now.Here are some of the words that took commonplace in conversations in 2020:Lockdown was named Word of the Year 2020 by Collins Dictionary.In a year of banned travel, home working, and with restaurants forced to close, there's no better term to describe 2020.On its reasoning, the dictionary said: "It is a unifying experience for billions of people across the world, who have had, collectively, to play.
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