DO YOU KNOW??? The word(s) of the year, sometimes capitalized as Word(s) of the Year and abbreviated WOTY (or WotY), refers to any of various assessments as to the most important word(s) or expression(s) in the public sphere during a specific year. The oldest of these, and the only one that is announced after the end of the calendar year, determined by a vote of independent linguists, and not tied to commercial interests, is the American Dialect Societys Word of the Year. However, various other organizations also announce Words of the Year for promotional purposes. The society also chose a Word of the 1990s ( web), Word of the 20th Century (jazz), Word of the Past Millennium (she), and Word of the Decade (2000–2009) (google as a verb). English dictionaries Merriam-Webster The lists of Merriam-Websters Words of the Year (for each year) are ten-word lists published annually by the American dictionary-publishing company Merriam-Webster, Inc., which feature the ten words of the year from the English language. These word lists started in 2003 and have been published at the end of each year. At first, Merriam-Webster determined its contents by analyzing page hits and popular searches on its website. Since 2006, the list has been determined by an online poll and by suggestions from visitors to the website. The following is the list of words that became Merriam-Websters Word of the Year since 2003: 2013: science 2012: socialism and capitalism 2011: pragmatic 2010: austerity 2009: admonish 2008: bailout 2007: w00t 2006: truthiness 2005: integrity 2004: blog 2003: democracy Oxford Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary and many other dictionaries, announces an Oxford Dictionaries UK Word of the Year and an Oxford Dictionaries US Word of the Year; sometimes these are the same word. The Word of the Year need not have been coined within the past twelve months but it does need to have become prominent or notable during that time. There is no guarantee that the Word of the Year will be included in any Oxford dictionary. The Oxford Dictionaries Words of the Year are selected by editorial staff from each of the Oxford dictionaries. The selection team is made up of lexicographers and consultants to the dictionary team, and editorial, marketing, and publicity staff. Year UK WotY US WotY 2014 Vape 2013 selfie 2012 omnishambles GIF (verb) 2011 squeezed middle 2010 big society refudiate 2009 simples unfriend 2008 credit crunch hypermiling 2007 carbon footprint locavore 2006 bovvered carbon-neutral 2005 sudoku podcast 2004 chav Details from: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_the_year
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