Merriam-Webster Words of the Year 2008

Fri Dec 12 17:05:50 UTC 2008

Merriam-Webster Words of the Year 2008 are here
http://www.merriam-webster.com/info/08words.htm . It's as usual a top-ten
list based on web searches.

1. bailout

and 2-10:

socialism
maverick
bipartisan
trepidation
precipice
rogue
misogyny
turmoil

Not bad, as a list of themes for 2008 in the US.

Chris Waigl

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