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It is a little bit too early to be making lists for 2013, but I see that one organisation, obviously to get media coverage as early as possible, has already come out with the list of the words that we use the most across the Internet this year.
The Global Language Monitor reported that the number one most used word of 2013 was 404 which of course is an error code which stands for the file not being found! The most used name of the year was Pope Francis and the top phrases for 2013 were “toxic politics” and “federal shut down”, both of which relate to American politics, although “toxic politics” could relate to other countries! The other popular words were “fail”, “hashtag”, “surveillance”, “dromes”, “deficit” and the number one legal word to make the list was “sequestration”. Kate Middleton was also popular as was Ed Snowden, the National Security Agency of America or NSA and a few topics related to President Obama including his name and the name ObamaCare for his Healthcare policy.
Posted by Michael de Broglio on Tuesday 26-Nov-13
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Alexis said:
on Tuesday 03-Dec-13 07:50 AM
Very interesting - New words are being used on a daily basis - some you wonder WTF - others make sense. To see what is most popular and the fact that this can be done is remarkable
Sinead said:
on Friday 29-Nov-13 04:53 PM
This is quite interesting actually...
Sorea said:
on Tuesday 26-Nov-13 04:29 PM
Words are deeds. The words we hear
May revolutionize or rear
A mighty state. The words we read
May be a spiritual deed
Excelling any fleshly one,
As much as the celestial sun
Transcends a bonfire, made to throw
A light upon some raree-show.
Kaylee said:
on Tuesday 26-Nov-13 03:49 PM
That's super interesting. I am going to read more about it, I think I use certain words repetitively, I wonder where some of them would rank...
Tanya - The T said:
on Tuesday 26-Nov-13 02:02 PM
404
Nicolle said:
on Tuesday 26-Nov-13 09:02 AM
"Hash tag"; "fail' - Knowing shortened Twitter lingo is an important part of learning the ropes of popular social media platforms. Important, only if you care. Our generation, 'Generation Y' has grown up in an era of technology. We are driven by technological advancements in "real-time" media and communication drives our expectation for immediacy.
Where self-expression is more important than self control. Where marketing and self-branding is important. We fear living poorly and don't value the old beliefs of previous generations such as automatic respect for our elders and authority. Believing now, that respect should be earned and not granted freely.
Many of these concepts are valid, considering that we live in the technological era, however some values such as respect should be held true.
Bianca said:
on Tuesday 26-Nov-13 08:54 AM
I was listening to 5FM the other afternoon where they also gave this list of words. It is quite interesting to know what's popular to search and what is most popular for the year.
Juliet said:
on Tuesday 26-Nov-13 08:52 AM
It seems the research base drawn upon was all American. I can't imagine that the billions of people using the internet in China and Hong Kong searched these words
Johannesburg based attorney specializing in personal injury matters including Road Accident Fund claims and medical negligence matters. My interests include golf, reading and the internet and the way it is constantly developing. I have a passion for life and a desire for less stress!
