Word-Smith

NPR recently had a discussion with a language reporter for the Boston Globe. His opinion of the most used word in 2011 was "occupy" - as in Occupy Wall Street or any other city having protests - which goes hand in hand with TIME's cover as the protester being person of the year. Some runner-up words or phrases being newly coined or used might include:
"humblebrag" or false humility - from England you have "hacking" as in wire tapping your phone. And thanks to Signor Berlusconi in Italy we learn that "bunga bunga" refers to partying. Egypt gave us "Arab spring". Perhaps if I spent more time "tweeting" I would learn more about what words are on the cutting edge. But back home we are still plagued by that verbal comma, that nervous tic known as "y'know" which has edged out "like" in our lexicon. Too bad.
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