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The official Danish spelling dictionary, the Retskrivningsordbogen, will be revamped in 2024 in an effort to make the Danish language more gender-neutral and to tackle gender stereotypes.
The Danish word "hygge" was shortlisted as the Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Year 2016. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Meik Wiking, the author of The Little Book of Hygge, about the concept.