Top Words of 2010

[JackLuis]

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Spillcam is the Top Word, Anger and Rage the Top Phrase
and Chinese Leader Hu Jintao the Top Name

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1. Spillcam — The BP Spillcam instantly beamed the immensity of the Gulf Spill around the world to the dismay of environmentalists, BP’s PR staff and the President.

2. Vuvuzela — Brightly colored plastic horns that first came to prominence at the South African World Cup.

3. The Narrative – Though used at least since The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass in 1845, ‘The Narrative’ has recently been gaining traction in the political arena, virtually replacing the need for a party’s platform. (Cf. to ‘truthily’.)

4. Refudiate — Conflation of “refute” and “repudiate” (un)officially coined by Sarah Palin.

5. Guido and Guidette — Hey! All things Jersey are hot, capish? (Actually, capisci in standard Italian.)

So how do we use this in our stories? How often do you blend in "Modern" language? It can date a story, or post-date a story?

How often do you use a word like "Refudiate", in your stories?

 

[NoJo]

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So how do we use this in our stories? How often do you blend in "Modern" language? It can date a story, or post-date a story?

How often do you use a word like "Refudiate", in your stories?

Never use "Refudiate", don't really like it, but I'm really glad that "the" has finally been knocked off the top spot, mainly because I invariably end up writing is as "teh". Sometimes I even say "teh" by mistake.