Word of the Year

American Hashtag Society

The Technician | Posted 04.27.2012

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As I read about the ADS' decision to declare "occupy" the word of the year, I couldn't help but wonder what would win if we were to vote on the Hashtag of the Year. Therefore, I offer you my own winners for various hashtag categories.

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Does Diction Reflect Conviction?

Michael Sigman | Posted 03.30.2012

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Occupy! was the 2011 Word of the Year according to the American Dialect Society. Did Americans sober up in 2011, or do we simply prefer to alternate between heaviosity and levity?

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And The Word Of The Year Is ...

Posted 01.11.2012

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TIME magazine named "the protester" as their Person of the Year for 2011 and now "occupy" has been named 2011 word of the year by the American Dialect...

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Most Memorable Words Of 2011

| Posted 12.22.2011

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By Emily Temple For Flavorwire Every year, the American Dialect Society chooses a word of the year — and they’re not the only ones. This week, ...

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Is This Really The Word Of The Year?

AP | By STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 02.13.2012

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-- When the time came for Merriam-Webster to pick its top word of 2011, its editors decided they needed to be pragmatic. So they chose ... pragmatic...

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The Word Of The Year Is...

Posted 12.12.2011

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A panel of editors, lexicographers and others at Dictionary.com have chosen the Word of the Year for 2011. The word is... Tergiversate Prono...

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What's Your Word Of The Year For 2011?

Marjorie Hope Rothstein | Posted 11.17.2011

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I've decided that my word for 2011 is "equipoise." I have spent most of my life re-acting to circumstances, but now I am choosing to remain balanced, calm and at peace inside.

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'Austerity' Named Word Of The Year

AP | RUSSELL CONTRERAS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — As Greece faced a debt crisis, the government passed a series of strict austerity measures, including taxes hikes and cutti...

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"Teabagger" Oxford Dictionary Word-of-the-Year Finalist

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Having deliberated carefully over the word-usage evidence, Oxford's lexicographers are confident in their judgment that 'teabagger' the political term stands distinctly apart from 'teabagger' the vulgar term."

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Word Of The Year 2009: See

washingtonpost.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Other outlets have already named words of the year for 2009 -- Merriam-Webster picked "admonish" (huh?) and the Oxford English Dictionary went with "u...

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'Unfriend' Is Oxford Dictionary's 'Word Of The Year'

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — What word sums up 2009? How about unfriend? That's the New Oxford American Dictionary's 2009 Word of the Year. It means to remove so...

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'Admonish' Named 2009 Word Of The Year

AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — When the U.S. House admonished Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during a health care speec...

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"Subprime" Is Word Of The Year

AP | Sophia Tareen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even the American Dialect Society knows how risky home mortgages are these days. The group of wordsmiths chose "subprime" as 2007's Word of the Year a...

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