What’s The Buzzword Of The Year? Find Out Here…
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As the year 2013 is drawing to a close, a whole new and exciting word game has started, it seems. The By now, the world and her buddies (real and virtual) know what it is – a self-clicked snapshot of oneself taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded on the social media. That’s perfectly in tune with the kind of social media frenzy we are currently seeing. After all, who does not want to be up on
Other shortlisted words by Oxford include the following:
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But what about America’s Merriam-Webster? While a huge jump in the overall usage of selfie attracted Oxford, Merriam-Webster decided to go with “Our data shows… that many of the most looked-up words in the dictionary are words that reflect the big ideas that are lurking behind the headlines,” writes Editor-at-Large Peter Sokolowski in a statement. It’s a word that users looked up 176% more than last year.
“The more we thought about it, the righter it seemed in that it does lurk behind a lot of big stories that we as a society are grappling with, whether it’s climate change or environmental regulation or what’s in our textbooks,” said John Morse, president and publisher of
Here are the other top 9 words, chosen by Merriam-Webster:
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What’s buzzing on Facebook
Plenty, for sure, but
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1. Pope Francis 2. Election
3. Royal Baby
4. Typhoon
5. Margaret Thatcher
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7. Miley Cyrus
8. Boston Marathon
9. Tour de France
10. Nelson Mandela
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Most talked about topics in the US
1. Super Bowl
2. Government Shutdown
3. Boston Marathon
4.
5. Harlem Shake
6. Pope Francis
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7. 8. Royal Baby
9. Nelson Mandela
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13. Miley Cyrus
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If you are interested, you can also create your very own Year in Review, featuring the biggest moments of 2013, including life events and popular posts you have shared on Facebook. This personalised look-back also includes the option to see highlights and popular posts by friends.Image: Wikimedia Commons
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