Futuríveis
quarta-feira, dezembro 01, 2004
The term "blog" has been chosen as the top word of 2004 by a US dictionary publisher.
Merriam-Webster said "blog" headed the list of most looked-up terms on its site during the last twelve months.
During 2004 blogs, or web logs, have become hugely popular and some have started to influence mainstream media.
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Its list of most looked-up words is drawn up every year and it discounts terms such as swear words, that everyone likes to look up, or those that always cause problems, such as "affect" and "effect".
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
Merriam-Webster said "blog" was the word that people have asked to be defined or explained most often over the last 12 months.
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BBC
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During 2004 blogs, or web logs, have become hugely popular and some have started to influence mainstream media.
...
Its list of most looked-up words is drawn up every year and it discounts terms such as swear words, that everyone likes to look up, or those that always cause problems, such as "affect" and "effect".
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
Merriam-Webster said "blog" was the word that people have asked to be defined or explained most often over the last 12 months.
...
BBC
...
posted by CMT, 11:08 da tarde
