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The Nose: A Word is a Word is... an Emoji?!

Connecticut Public Radio

Published November 20, 2015 at 12:26 PM EST

Speaking on NBC's "Today" show Tuesday, actor Charlie Sheen revealed he is HIV-positive and has spent millions trying to hide it. This hour, we take a closer look at the words Sheen used in discussing his actions and illness.

Also, Oxford Dictionaries just picked its 2015 Word of the Year and, well, it's not a word. It's an emoji (a pictograph) called "Face With Tears of Joy." We discuss the implications of this peculiar selection, which has some of us feeling a bit ¯\_(?)_/¯.

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