Comments on: Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2011: squeezed middle http://blog.oup.com/2011/11/squeezed-middle/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Fri, 24 May 2013 14:13:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Fracking: Gas and Drinking Water Shouldn’t Mix « ELAW Spotlight http://blog.oup.com/2011/11/squeezed-middle/#comment-247803 Fracking: Gas and Drinking Water Shouldn’t Mix « ELAW Spotlight Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:17:41 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=19830#comment-247803 [...] made the short list for the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2011 for the U.S.  It joined “Tiger mother,” “Arab spring,” and “The 99 percent” (though it [...] [...] made the short list for the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2011 for the U.S.  It joined “Tiger mother,” “Arab spring,” and “The 99 percent” (though it [...]

]]> By: Understanding Games: Gamification, Game Mechanics, Game Design « How soon is now? http://blog.oup.com/2011/11/squeezed-middle/#comment-245959 Understanding Games: Gamification, Game Mechanics, Game Design « How soon is now? Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:22:10 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=19830#comment-245959 [...] Dungeons & Dragons sense. No, games in the marketing sense. While Oxford may have chosen “squeezed middle” as the Word (words?) or the Year, for me it was “Gamification.” I’m not [...] [...] Dungeons & Dragons sense. No, games in the marketing sense. While Oxford may have chosen “squeezed middle” as the Word (words?) or the Year, for me it was “Gamification.” I’m not [...]

]]> By: Marly http://blog.oup.com/2011/11/squeezed-middle/#comment-244278 Marly Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:16:08 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=19830#comment-244278 I'm surprised "fracking" isn't already a word. I'm also surprised "jeggings" didn't make the cut. Last December I predicted that it would be the 2011 word of the year. *facepalm* I’m surprised “fracking” isn’t already a word.

I’m also surprised “jeggings” didn’t make the cut. Last December I predicted that it would be the 2011 word of the year. *facepalm*

]]> By: A Dubious Award For The Squeezed Middle | PRI's The World http://blog.oup.com/2011/11/squeezed-middle/#comment-240220 A Dubious Award For The Squeezed Middle | PRI's The World Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:27:52 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=19830#comment-240220 [...] Also-rans this year include Arab Spring, occupy, clicktivism, bunga bunga and tiger mother. [...] [...] Also-rans this year include Arab Spring, occupy, clicktivism, bunga bunga and tiger mother. [...]

]]> By: Word of the Year: The Middle Squeezes its Way to the Top | the world in words http://blog.oup.com/2011/11/squeezed-middle/#comment-240215 Word of the Year: The Middle Squeezes its Way to the Top | the world in words Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:01:04 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=19830#comment-240215 [...] Also-rans this year include Arab Spring, occupy, clicktivism, bunga bunga and tiger mother. [...] [...] Also-rans this year include Arab Spring, occupy, clicktivism, bunga bunga and tiger mother. [...]

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