Comments on: Finding the Word of the Year http://blog.oup.com/2009/11/word-of-the-year/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Oxford Word of the Year 2009: Unfriend « biblioTECH http://blog.oup.com/2009/11/word-of-the-year/#comment-154954 Oxford Word of the Year 2009: Unfriend « biblioTECH Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:13:08 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=6512#comment-154954 [...] about the process behind choosing the word of the year, and check out some of the other words that were in the running.  Then let us [...] [...] about the process behind choosing the word of the year, and check out some of the other words that were in the running.  Then let us [...]

]]> By: malclave http://blog.oup.com/2009/11/word-of-the-year/#comment-154844 malclave Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:33:28 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=6512#comment-154844 So how do you explain putting a term that is nothing more than a slur into contention, and then not even bothering to refer to the main use of the word? So how do you explain putting a term that is nothing more than a slur into contention, and then not even bothering to refer to the main use of the word?

]]> By: Russell Cross http://blog.oup.com/2009/11/word-of-the-year/#comment-154805 Russell Cross Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:37:21 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=6512#comment-154805 From the lexicographer's perspective, it also has to be an exercise in masochism. As soon as someone announces that X is the Word of the Year, that's an open invitation for the rest of the world to explain (a) why that's wrong, (b) what it should be, and (c) how the lexicographers are "out of touch" with "real people." When it comes to word meanings, you can't please any of the people any of the time ;) From the lexicographer’s perspective, it also has to be an exercise in masochism. As soon as someone announces that X is the Word of the Year, that’s an open invitation for the rest of the world to explain (a) why that’s wrong, (b) what it should be, and (c) how the lexicographers are “out of touch” with “real people.” When it comes to word meanings, you can’t please any of the people any of the time ;)

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://blog.oup.com/2009/11/word-of-the-year/#comment-154803 uberVU - social comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:07:32 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=6512#comment-154803 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by oupblog: Ammon Shea on how OUP picks the Word of the Year #WOTY #unfriend http://bit.ly/1i2dK6... Social comments and analytics for this post…

This post was mentioned on Twitter by oupblog: Ammon Shea on how OUP picks the Word of the Year #WOTY #unfriend http://bit.ly/1i2dK6…

]]> By: Tweets that mention Finding the Word of the Year : OUPblog -- Topsy.com http://blog.oup.com/2009/11/word-of-the-year/#comment-154800 Tweets that mention Finding the Word of the Year : OUPblog -- Topsy.com Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:29:23 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=6512#comment-154800 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Rebecca, Lauren. Lauren said: RT @oupblog: Ammon Shea on how OUP picks the Word of the Year #WOTY #unfriend http://bit.ly/1i2dK6 [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Rebecca, Lauren. Lauren said: RT @oupblog: Ammon Shea on how OUP picks the Word of the Year #WOTY #unfriend http://bit.ly/1i2dK6 [...]

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