bluemonday Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Clicky Global Language Monitor searches for new words and once a word has been used 25,000 times, it recognises it. By calculating that a new word is created in English every 98 minutes, it estimates that the millionth word will be recognised at 1022 GMT. Grunkshnarble Grunkshnarble Grunkshnarble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minxie Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 One of the 'new words' I hate is chillaxing - everybody seems to use it these days, but for some reason I don't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 One of the 'new words' I hate is chillaxing - everybody seems to use it these days, but for some reason I don't like it. Yeah you're right, but it quite annoying and boring how so many refer to staying at home (maybe doing nothing, watching telly, etc.) as chillin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 All you have to do is forget your wife's birthday and you'll discover that there are far more than a mere million words in the English language! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 The voice of experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 One of the 'new words' I hate is chillaxing - everybody seems to use it these days, but for some reason I don't like it. Yeah you're right, but it quite annoying and boring how so many refer to staying at home (maybe doing nothing, watching telly, etc.) as chillin'. Yeah that annoys me. People actually list it as a hobby, or something they aim to do in their holidays. Like it's an a activity. Now, I'm a right lazyocity to me a good weekend is one doing nothing or rather a good weekend is one where an hour or two's worth of garden and household chores can be stretched to last all weekend by doing a bit at a time. But I would never presume to pretend this was anything as active sounding as chilling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 you have me confuzzled... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Basically, chilling is a word that is used to make doing nothing seem like an active thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 Update A US web monitoring firm has declared the millionth English word to be Web 2.0, a term for the latest generation of web products and services. Global Language Monitor (GLM) searches the internet for newly coined terms, and once a word or phrase has been used 25,000 times, it recognises it. GLM said Web 2.0 beat out the terms Jai ho, N00b and slumdog to take top spot. Grunkshnarble Grunkshnarble Grunkshnarble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Public Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Bugger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Bugger! Sorry, not a new word, it's beeen used before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimcalagon Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 A US web monitoring firm has declared the millionth English word to be Web 2.0, (emphasis mine) Well there's a flipping big coincidence. I smell the unmistakeble aroma of corporate bullshit and self-publicism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 I demand a recount. Grunkshnarble Grunkshnarble Grunkshnarble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I'm surprised miam didn't take off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I'm surprised miam didn't take off. Ooooh miam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.