What a Crock
Whatever respect I had left for Merriam-Webster and their little book of words has evaporated with the announcement of this years word of the year:
w00t
What?!? It’s not even a word! It’s got two zeros in there. Words are made up of letters, not numerals. GMAFB!
At least the Oxford folks’ word of the year makes some sense: locavore. That one I like.
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Not to mention that W00T! is just so five years ago… no longer the nu hawtness, M-W.
part of the reason for the M-W ‘choice’ is that it was voted on by people visiting the M-W website. so, that alone takes it off of the respectable list. Chomsky’s theory of transformational grammar aside, I agree with Geren that words consist - and should only consist - of letters, not numbers!
Now, the Oxford woty is very cool! It’s a fun and funky word for an environmentally and economically responsible trend. Great concept!