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Oxford Word of the Year 2009: Unfriend http://blog.oup.com/2009/11/unfriend/ 12/16/2009 |
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Word of the Year according to New Oxford American Dictionary is: Unfriend http://bit.ly/1Isnj Methink word of the year is GREED 12/14/2009 |
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http://blog.oup.com/2009/11/unfriend/ Just learned that unfriend is the Oxford dictionary word of the year for 2009 12/12/2009 |
New Oxford American Dictionary Picks Word of the Year
mediabistro.com: GalleyCat —
... Choosing from a crowded field of brand new words that included "hashtag," "paywall," and "sexting," the New Oxford American Dictionary has picked its highly anticipated Word of the Year: "unfriend." ...
WOTY
The Goddess of YA Literature —
Interesting post about Oxford's WORD OF THE YEAR here: http://blog.oup.com/2009/11/unfriend/ Yes, the word is unfriend. I have had a run-in with an unfriending situation this year. Talk about something that can make blood boil. Other than that one incident, I honestly do not keep track of how many friends or tweeps I have. But unfriending sucks.
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Omnivoracious —
... Unlike: The New Oxford American Dictionary has picked their newest word of the year, based on its "current and potential longevity." I am not sure I'm a fan, but I enjoyed reading the longlist of candidates, which included "tramp stamp," "zombie bank," and "intexticated." (I wonder what ...
Word of the year
lying for a living —
... The New Oxford American Dictionary has chosen its Word of the Year: Unfriend.
unfriend – verb – To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook.
“’It has both currency and potential longevity,’ notes Christine Lindberg, Senior Lexicographer for Oxford’s US dictionary program.”
Most “un-” prefixed words are adjectives (unacceptable, unpleasant), and there are certainly some familiar “un-” verbs (uncap, unpack), but “unfriend” is different from the ...
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Quill & Quire —
... The New Oxford American Dictionary’s Word of the Year is “unfriend,” which is defined as: “to remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook.” Runners-up for the title included “hashtag,” “sexting,” “teabagger,” and “tramp stamp” ...
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Poets & Writers - From Inspiration to Publication —
Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today's stories: The New Oxford American Dictionary has announced its 2009 Word of the Year , the verb “unfriend”—which beat out “birther,” “sexting,” and “zombie bank.” Editor and bookshop proprietor Otto Penzler has been recruited by Atlantic to head up a new imprint this January ( ...
Friday Bookish Buzz: Another Quick Edition
book-a-rama —
... *Unfriend is the latest Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year. Maybe spell check will stop underlining it now. ...
Friday News Roundup, November 20, 2009
Daemon's Books —
... she's currently reading Everything Matters by Ron Currie. (EarlyWord)
Elizabeth Kostova, author of The Historian, talks about her new book, The Swan Thieves. (BookPage)
Parents trying to get their boys to love reading will appreciate this list of "50 Best Books For Boys and Young Men." (Art of Manliness)
The New Oxford American Dictionary's word of 2009 is "unfriend." Thank you, facebook. (Oxford University Press)
And the winner is ...
Books, Inq. — The Epilogue —
... Oxford Word of the Year 2009: Unfriend.
Watch the biggest names in tech writing discuss their trade—and don't forget to pick this year's best
Yale Press Log —
... in an effort to understand how writing will survive in a digital world. The New Oxford American Dictionary even selected the very Web 2.0 term "unfriend" as its 2009 Word of the Year. ...
