Fighting Words: ‘Reliable,’‘Talented’ And Other Americanisms
by BILL CHAPPELL In this free-wheeling era, when the English language is often applied with little supervision, it’s common for purists to complain about the abuse of words. For instance, I dislike it...
View ArticleHubbub over ‘Haboob’ in Arizona?
Psst! So are Alcohol, Algebra, Chemistry, Guitars and Zeroes … . Hundreds of Words of Arabic Origin are Considered Authentic English language words San Francisco. July 22, 2011. Haboobs, those dust...
View ArticleNumber of Words in the English Language: 1,013,913
The number of words in the English language is: 1,013,913. This is the estimate by the Global Language Monitor on January 1, 2012. The English Language passed the Million Word threshold on June 10,...
View ArticleDo these 15 Wonderful Words Actually Have No English Equivalent?
San Francisco. July 24, 2011 – We first saw the story, 15 Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent, on the MentalFloss outlet (a genuinely interesting site for esoterica lovers), compiled by Bill...
View ArticleChad
Egad! What’s the ‘chad’ blocking the path to the White House? November 13, 2000 Web posted at: 11:19 a.m. EST (1619 GMT) ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — The final answer to who’s going to be the next U.S....
View ArticleTop Words of 2011, ‘Occupy’ is 2011 Word of the Year
Occupy is the Top Word of the Year, Arab Spring is the Top Phrase of the Year and Steve Jobs is the Top Name of the Year Global Language Monitor’s 12th Annual Survey of Global English . AUSTIN, Texas...
View ArticleTebowing Accepted into English Language
Tebowing Accepted into English Language Six-week rise of the Global Phenomenon Austin, Texas December 12, 2011 (Dec. 16 update)– Tebowing, the act of ’taking a knee’ in prayerful reflection in the...
View ArticleTrending Top Words of 2012: End-of-World stories, Kate, China, CERN, the...
Global Language Monitor’s Top Words of 2012 projections from current word trends . AUSTIN, Texas December 26, 2011 – Trending 2012: Multiple End-of-World scenarios, Kate, China, CERN, the Olympics,...
View ArticleThe Duchess Effect Top Fashion Buzzword of 2012
The Duchess Effect (Kate Middleton in yet Another Guise) Top Fashion Buzzword of 2012 Pippa’s Bum also makes the list The Fifth Annual Analysis by the Global Language Monitor Pippa Kate New York,...
View ArticleLin-sanity Accepted into English Lexicon … Lin-ough already!?
… after Tebowing the start of a Global Linguistic Trend? Austin, Texas February 24, 2012– Lin-sanity, the excitement generated by the rapid ascension of the un-drafted, un-heralded, 23 year old Jeremy...
View Article‘Silence’ is the Top HollyWord of 2011
Ceremony generates Jolie Leg Internet Meme (i-Meme) 9th Annual Global Survey by the Global Language Monitor Austin, Texas, March 6, 2012. (Update) ‘Silence’ is the Top HollyWord of 2011 according the...
View ArticleTop Tech Buzzwords Everyone Uses but Don’t Quite Understand (2012)
‘Big Data’ and ‘The Cloud’ are the Most Confusing Tech Buzzwords of the Decade (thus far) . SOA continues its reign as most confusing acronym Austin, Texas, March 15, 2012 — ’Big Data’ and ‘The Cloud’...
View ArticleEarth Day Legacy: 25 Words that Changed the World
Since 1970 a whole new vocabulary has entered the English Language. New Words and New ‘Senses’ of Old Words Austin, Texas, April 20, 2012. Since the first Earth Day was celebrated as en ‘environmental...
View ArticleTop Trending Words of 2012 Mid-year Update
Obesogenic, Derecho (and gender-neutral ‘hen’) take on Apocalypse, Kate and Debt ‘ Number of Words in the English Language: 1,016,672 (July 6 estimate) AUSTIN, Texas July 10 – Trending 2012 Update:...
View ArticleAdorkable Top Television Word of the Year (Teleword)
… from New Girl, Big Bang & Modern Family followed by Shell Shock, Bi-Polar, Dothraki and La Toti . Ninth Annual Analysis by the Global Language Monitor . Austin, Texas, USA. September 25-26,...
View ArticleWednesday’s Words …
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View ArticleLet’s adopt that de-dictionaried 63-letter German word into English
Dropping a word from a dictionary does not unmake a word Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz . Austin, Texas, June 5, 2013 – Earlier this week, it was revealed that the...
View ArticleThe Heart ♥ Emoji (for love) is Top Word, Pope Francis topped by Ebola as Top...
Pope Francis Topped by Ebola for Top Name of 2014 “Hands Up, No Shoot” is the Top Phrase of the Year of 2014 (see below) Documenting the year 2014 through English-language word usage Global Language...
View ArticleThe Various Global Language Monitor Word of the Year Schedules
GLM Words of the Year Schedules No. 1, Words, Names and Phrases of 2014 will be announced during the US Thanksgiving Week, Tuesday November 25 No. 2, Top Business Buzzwords (50) will be announced in...
View ArticleNew Words and Neologisms
Adorkable Top Television Word of the Year (Teleword) … from New Girl, Big Bang & Modern Family followed by Shell Shock, Bi-Polar, Dothraki and La Toti . Ninth Annual Analysis by the Global...
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