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Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Topic Options #208790 - 01/07/13 12:39 PM best/worst of 2012 tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10538 Loc: this too shall pass we now have all these word lists from 2012. which of these has the most (or least) legitimacy? a) Oxford Dictionaries UK Word of the Year 2012 (omnishambles) b) Oxford American Dictionaries Word of the Year 2012 (GIF??) c) dictionary.com (bluster) d) American Dialect Society (hashtag) e) Merriam-Webster (socialism/capitalism(!?) [edit: these were the most 'looked up'] f) SF Chronicle (fiscal cliff) g) dictionary.com, one of the worst words of 2012 (fiscal cliff) speaking of worst words, we have a) Lake Superior State University, yearly list of "banished words" (e.g., fiscal cliff) link b) The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, annual list of most annoying words (e.g., whatever) link Edited by tsuwm (01/07/13 12:45 PM) Top #208792 - 01/07/13 01:03 PM Re: best/worst of 2012 [Re: tsuwm] maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757 My take: a) Fleeting regionalism b) eh? I have never encountered their verb form c) wtf? d) On the money: world wide, definitely high currency (and prolly high water mark too!) e) Nuttin’ to do with some minor local election I suppose?! f) Yep, bin it g) I even heard one radio commentary trying to reconcile the hideously convoluted image of the “looming fiscal cliff” encountering the “debt ceiling” > speaking of worst words, we have a) Lake Superior State University - ok, so we now know Lake Superior has a university… b) The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion whatever Top #208801 - 01/07/13 07:51 PM Re: best/worst of 2012 [Re: tsuwm] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5295 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague Quote: e) Merriam-Webster (socialism/capitalism(!?) [edit: these were the most 'looked up'] This is amusing. Might tell the strict line between the two is fading. (what was it again?) > Yes Maverick, I'm doing my 43 minutes a day of culture. BBC-s programs are really good. Making accessible programs on subjects many people have not been specifically trained in/on/at??? Darn you, English prepositions! Top #208824 - 01/08/13 12:38 PM Re: best/worst of 2012 [Re: tsuwm] Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7210 Loc: Vermont bluster? ain't that always been a word? and yes, hashtag is here to stay. _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #208833 - 01/08/13 06:48 PM Re: best/worst of 2012 [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 Originally Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu bluster? ain't that always been a word? A WOTY isn't always a new word. Here's dictionary.com's reason. Top #208860 - 01/09/13 10:15 AM Re: best/worst of 2012 [Re: tsuwm] Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7210 Loc: Vermont Aha! Thanks! _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #208884 - 01/10/13 09:29 AM Re: best/worst of 2012 [Re: tsuwm] Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Registered: 11/13/00 Posts: 3146 Loc: Northamptonshire, England Actually, given the number of times I've read it recently, "egregious" seems to be headed towards the No. 1 spot! _________________________ The idiot also known as Capfka ... Top #208890 - 01/10/13 12:26 PM Re: Sir, you are egregious! [Re: Capital Kiwi] maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757 > egregious Flocking outstanding! Interesting to note this has flipped from its Latin roots of 'excellent' to 'baaa~aad' - and perhaps drifting back now into a sort of Janus state? Top #208911 - 01/10/13 07:38 PM Re: Sir, you are egregious! [Re: maverick] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 Originally Posted By: maverick perhaps drifting back now into a sort of Janus state? About time, I say. Top #208922 - 01/11/13 12:03 AM Re: Sir, you are egregious! [Re: tsuwm] Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11613 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky Someone occasionally wishes me an egregious evening; I have given up expressing my dismay. CapK, I can hardly believe my eyes! [blowing kiss e] Top Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. 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