Johnson: Signs of the times.

The article looks at words of the year for 2018 chosen by several dictionary publishers. Cambridge Dictionary chose the term, nomophobia which refers to the fear of not having one's mobile phone, as its word of the year. Collins chose the worn, single-use which refers to disposable plastics commonly found in landfills and seas. Also mentioned are toxic as the chosen emblem for 2018 by Oxford Dictionaries while Dictionary.com chose misinformation as its word of the year.