So Merriam-Webster just announced that "Blog" is the No. 1 word of the year.
The list is compiled from searches made on the Merriam-Webster web sites, and excludes those entered by idiots and jerks (affect/effect-type queries and profanity, respectively). Apparently, the folks at the M-dub call these more common searches "perennials." This is funny to me, though I'm not exactly sure why.
Anyway, the entire list is below. Special shout out to #10. I don't really understand why people needed to look up #5, but hey that's cool. And apparently #7 means "platoon." Go language!
TOP 10 WORDS OF 2004
1. blog
2. incumbent
3. electoral
4. insurgent
5. hurricane
6. cicada
7. peloton
8. partisan
9. sovereignty
10. defenestration
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
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What is peloton doing there? At least every other word has been in the news this year or is a really cool word like "defenestration". Granted, I didn't know what it meant either, but why do so many people care? Did I miss some major peloton talk?
Depending on what definition you like, Elephant Larry could be a peloton, as we're a bunch of dudes sticking together for mutual gain.
Tour de France, dudes. Lance Armstrong. The peloton is the main group of riders in bike racing, and I guess a lot of people were watching 'le Tour' for the first time this year since Lance was representin' for the US. And perhaps a lot of those viewers were dorks like me who watch TV with their laptops...
- kathy
BAM! That totally explains it.
Thank you for the info Kathy, mucho appreciato.
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