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12/2/2004 By Blogger 2 Comments

Article: The number one word of the year is ‘blog’ ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Boston – A four-letter term that came to symbolise the difference between old and new media during this year’s presidential campaign tops United States dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster’s list of the 10 words of the year.

Merriam-Webster said in Boston on Tuesday that blog, defined as “a website that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments and often hyperlinks”, was one of the most looked-up words on its Internet sites this year.

Eight entries on the publisher’s top-10 list related to major news events, from the presidential election – represented by words such as incumbent and partisan – to natural phenomena such as hurricane and cicada.

Springfield, Massachusetts-based Merriam-Webster compiles the list each year by taking the most researched words on its websites and then excluding perennials such as affect/effect and profanity.

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  1. Poonam says

    12/3/2004 at 9:38 am

    Very interesting my friend. It seems to be the new trend. ๐Ÿ™‚ Looks like we joined the bandwagon right @ the right time. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  2. @nkur says

    12/4/2004 at 5:54 pm

    :yes: :guitarist:

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