Palin’s word of the year
Politics? Pah! She’s got her own TV show, and now Sarah Palin has something else to add to her resume: Coiner of a word of the year. Last summer Palin posted a Twitter message including the non-word...
View ArticleWord of the Year
As we stumble to the end of another year, the first of a new decade, it’s time for the annual round of Word of the Year lists. There are many floating around, but I like this one from the New York...
View ArticleWord of the Year 2011
The US and UK have agreed on something – the Word of the Year 2011! So what’s the word? Squeezed middle. Americans may be unfamiliar with this term, used by the British Labour Party’s leader Ed...
View ArticleBuzzwords of 2011
2011 has been a very eventful year, and it’s reflected in Time magazine’s Top 10 buzzwords of the year. Their number one word is “occupy”, with this summation: In 2011, occupy became this generation’s...
View ArticleWhat is a fiscal cliff?
There’s plenty of talk at the moment of America being on the edge of a fiscal cliff. But what does it mean, and what is the origin of the term? It’s commonly used to describe the combination of tax...
View ArticleWords of the year.. from other countries
Yep, it’s not just the Merriam-Webster people who get to decide on a word of the year – other countries have their own version. My favourite from this round-up by Mental Floss is: 8. Ogooglebar,...
View ArticleWhat is ‘Feminism’ And Why is it the 2017 WOTY?
Feminism has been named the WOTY (word of the year) for 2017 by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, and you probably won’t have too hard a time guessing why. Feminism has been huge in the last year,...
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