Word of the Year
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Did you know that there is a Word of the Year chosen every year? I knew that, as did some of you I'm sure! However, what I didn’t know was there is more than one Word of the Year; it just depends on which dictionary or organization source you use!
Miriam-Webster’s Dictionary, the New Oxford Dictionary, American Dialect Society, Webster’s New World College Dictionary; are some of the sources that choose the word of the year.
The word of the year for 2006 is
Plutoed (demoted or devalued, as happened to the former planet Pluto) – so says the American Dialect Society Link
And
Truthiness, (truth that comes from the gut, not books! -as popularized on The Colbert Report) - so says the Mirriam-Webster’s Dictinary Link
there are more than one words chosen by them too, Truthiness was the number one pick with Google being second!
And
The New Oxford American Dictionary’s word of the year is Carbon Neutral - (Being carbon neutral involves calculating your total climate-damaging carbon emissions, reducing them where possible, and then balancing your remaining emissions – as in Going Green).
In 2005, the word of the year was:
Podcast, was chosen by the New Oxford American Ditionary
Infosnacking – checking email, googling sports score, shopping online and surfing the headlines all this while at work. This was Webster’s New World College Dictionary’s choice.
Oh by the way, do you know who was Time'sperson of the year 2006? Why YOU of course! Link
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