ADS Chooses Word of the Year
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gnomiEvery year, the American Dialect Society chooses a Word of the Year.
This year's word?
Truthiness.
Thanks tolanguagelog for the heads-up and Stephen Colbert for the word.
This year's word?
Truthiness.
Thanks to
languagelog for the heads-up and Stephen Colbert for the word.
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Date: 2006-01-08 07:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-08 02:47 pm (UTC)John Stewart: Stephen, everyone keeps saying that Howard Dean has a temper, but no one can provide any examples of this "temper" or any proof that he has a problem with his temper.
Colbert: John, John, John, it doesn't need proof. It has been widely reported. And because it has been widely reported, it has become "factesque." It is accepted as a fact, without anyone actually having any facts. "Factesque" John.