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SparxNet » Reference http://sparx.be/blog Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:21:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 New words for the New Year http://sparx.be/blog/2007/01/new-words-for-the-new-year/ http://sparx.be/blog/2007/01/new-words-for-the-new-year/#comments Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:59:55 +0000 Sparx http://sparx.be/blog/?p=10 It’s a new year and as we Terrans evolve, so does the most spoken language in the world. A lot of new words and phrases have been added to some of the most often used and referred to dictionaries. Here’s a quick look at some of the easy to remember ones:

From the Merriam Webster Dictionary:

Technology and Computers: mouse potato; ringtone; spyware

Science and Medicine: avian influenza; biodiesel; gastric bypass

Pop Culture: soul patch; supersize

Entertainment and Leisure: labelmate; ollie; wave pool

The Human Condition: drama queen; unibrow

International: manga; qigong

Business and Industry: agritourism; big-box

Nature: aquascape; coqui

Miscellaneous: polyamory; sandwich generation

And leave us not forget the venerable Oxford English Dictionary. Lots of words added there too.

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