Word(s) of the Year

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MC - 29 Nov 2011 12:54 GMT

"It's that time of year again: lexicographers from the Oxford English
Dictionary have come together to pick the one word or phrase that
defines the past 12 months.

2011 is the year of the "squeezed middle," as suggested by British
Labour Party politician Ed Miliband. OED compilers from both the U.S.
and the U.K. came together to review the buzzwords that "captured the
flavor of the year"--including occupy, podcasting, hactivisim, Arab
Spring, and an OED judge's favorite, "bunga bunga"--used in reference to
Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's scandalous parties."

Read more:

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/11/28/oxford-english-dictionary-picks-squee
zed-middle-as-word-of-the-year/#ixzz1f6AMpD9B

OR

http://snipurl.com/20yo6vp [newsfeed_time_com]

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Django Cat - 29 Nov 2011 14:09 GMT

> 2011 is the year of the "squeezed middle," as suggested by British
> Labour Party politician Ed Miliband. OED compilers from both the U.S.
> and the U.K. came together to review the buzzwords that "captured the
> flavor of the year"--including occupy, podcasting,

'Podcasting'? Isn't that about five years late? And 'occupy' around 43
years late?

> Arab Spring,

A friend of mine who works in Saudi Arabia thinks that would make a
great brand name for bottled mineral water.

DC

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Word(s) of the Year