A-I has been announced by the Collins English Dictionary as its Word of the Year. It was chosen from a list of new terms that will also be added to the dictionary - including one with a unique Kiwi sporting connection.
Andreea Calude is a senior lecturer in linguistics from Waikato University.
She says while A-I is actually an abbreviation of two words, language is always evolving -- and dictionaries are adapting as well.
Calude spoke to Charlotte Cook.
