2007 Words of the Year
 | The end of a year brings endless "of the year" lists - songs, movies, news stories, books, etc. But one of the most aniticpated and unique is the list of the year's new words. Last year's word of the year, "plutoed," paid tribute to the little lost planet pluto. Early reports for this year say the word for 2007 is w00t (w00t?). But who picks these words, and in many cases, who's using them? Be a radiohawk on Thursday as we have ginormous fun learning the new words for 2007, FTW. |
Listen to the ShowGuest: Grant Barret, co-host of A Way with Words
Words in the Blogosphere:
- Hungry for Words writes about some words of the year in different languages
- A post and discussion on Boing Boing about w00t being the word of the year
- Meryl's notes offers a link to several word of the year lists
- Lake Superior State University nominates 2007's words that should be banished
Other Links:
The American Dialect Society's Nominees for Word of the Year (our guest today is on their panel)
Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year for 2007