Comments on: Oxford Dictionaries UK Word of the Year 2012: ‘omnishambles’ http://blog.oup.com/2012/11/oxford-dictionaries-uk-word-of-the-year-2012-omnishambles/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Sat, 25 May 2013 11:23:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: On the National Book Awards Winners, Obama’s Victory Tweet and the Words of 2012 « Project Chiron (Beta) http://blog.oup.com/2012/11/oxford-dictionaries-uk-word-of-the-year-2012-omnishambles/#comment-313405 On the National Book Awards Winners, Obama’s Victory Tweet and the Words of 2012 « Project Chiron (Beta) Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:06:11 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=31290#comment-313405 [...] Oxford Dictionaries declared “GIF” (verb) as the Word of the Year in the U.S. and “omnishables” as Word of the Year in the U.K. In press releases and blog posts announcing the choices, people [...] [...] Oxford Dictionaries declared “GIF” (verb) as the Word of the Year in the U.S. and “omnishables” as Word of the Year in the U.K. In press releases and blog posts announcing the choices, people [...]

]]> By: On the National Book Awards Winners, Obama’s Victory Tweet, Racism and the Words of 2012 « Project Chiron (Beta) http://blog.oup.com/2012/11/oxford-dictionaries-uk-word-of-the-year-2012-omnishambles/#comment-313404 On the National Book Awards Winners, Obama’s Victory Tweet, Racism and the Words of 2012 « Project Chiron (Beta) Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:48:05 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=31290#comment-313404 [...] Oxford Dictionaries declared “GIF” (verb) as the Word of the Year in the U.S. and “omnishables” as Word of the Year in the U.K. In press releases and blog posts announcing the choices, people [...] [...] Oxford Dictionaries declared “GIF” (verb) as the Word of the Year in the U.S. and “omnishables” as Word of the Year in the U.K. In press releases and blog posts announcing the choices, people [...]

]]> By: more on the word(s) of the year… « q u i r k y h i l l http://blog.oup.com/2012/11/oxford-dictionaries-uk-word-of-the-year-2012-omnishambles/#comment-313244 more on the word(s) of the year… « q u i r k y h i l l Sun, 18 Nov 2012 09:31:27 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=31290#comment-313244 [...] University Press’ (which publishes Oxford Dictionaries) blog: on the UK Word of the Year, omnishambles, and the US one, gif! Like this:LikeBe the first to like [...] [...] University Press’ (which publishes Oxford Dictionaries) blog: on the UK Word of the Year, omnishambles, and the US one, gif! Like this:LikeBe the first to like [...]

]]> By: OUPblog » Blog Archive » Five GIFers for the serious-minded http://blog.oup.com/2012/11/oxford-dictionaries-uk-word-of-the-year-2012-omnishambles/#comment-313063 OUPblog » Blog Archive » Five GIFers for the serious-minded Sat, 17 Nov 2012 08:31:07 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=31290#comment-313063 [...] it’s important to recognize the flexibility and importance of humor. Our UK Word of the Year had its origins on a satirical British television show. Wit, invention, and genius is not [...] [...] it’s important to recognize the flexibility and importance of humor. Our UK Word of the Year had its origins on a satirical British television show. Wit, invention, and genius is not [...]

]]> By: Mike Nkabinde http://blog.oup.com/2012/11/oxford-dictionaries-uk-word-of-the-year-2012-omnishambles/#comment-312372 Mike Nkabinde Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:51:39 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=31290#comment-312372 The term depict the siuation it describes,we have seen so many omnishambles in the world and regional politics,let alone the corporate environment The term depict the siuation it describes,we have seen so many omnishambles in the world and regional politics,let alone the corporate environment

]]> By: GonzoG http://blog.oup.com/2012/11/oxford-dictionaries-uk-word-of-the-year-2012-omnishambles/#comment-312225 GonzoG Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:41:08 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=31290#comment-312225 Thank You! I NEED omnishambles. The term I normally would use is unrepeatable in polite company. Having spent several years working for both government and private business, I have seen several times that projects and plan of otherwise extremely smart people land in a pile in the middle of the office--normally I would have called this complete failure a cluster####, quietly, under my breath so management couldn't hear my inappropriate language, but omnishambles is a PERFECT replacement for this. Thank You! I NEED omnishambles. The term I normally would use is unrepeatable in polite company.

Having spent several years working for both government and private business, I have seen several times that projects and plan of otherwise extremely smart people land in a pile in the middle of the office–normally I would have called this complete failure a cluster####, quietly, under my breath so management couldn’t hear my inappropriate language, but omnishambles is a PERFECT replacement for this.

]]> By: Words of the Year 2012 | Wyn Middleton http://blog.oup.com/2012/11/oxford-dictionaries-uk-word-of-the-year-2012-omnishambles/#comment-312203 Words of the Year 2012 | Wyn Middleton Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:23:44 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=31290#comment-312203 [...] Dictionaries have picked their words of the year for the 2012. The choice for the UK is Ominshambles. “Coined by the writers of the satirical television programme The Thick Of It, an [...] [...] Dictionaries have picked their words of the year for the 2012. The choice for the UK is Ominshambles. “Coined by the writers of the satirical television programme The Thick Of It, an [...]

]]> By: Margaret Reardon http://blog.oup.com/2012/11/oxford-dictionaries-uk-word-of-the-year-2012-omnishambles/#comment-312164 Margaret Reardon Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:08:52 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=31290#comment-312164 I see that "chick lit" is defined as "literature which appeals to young women." That seems an unfair judgement on both the appeal of chick lit (which is not nearly so broad as it's publicised to be) and the literary taste of young women. Chick lit doesn't appeal to all young women but rather to those young women willing to indulge themselves in reading light, nonsensical fiction which pretends to mirror the romantic, sexual, and working lives of (supposedly) typical urban young women. I see that “chick lit” is defined as “literature which appeals to young women.” That seems an unfair judgement on both the appeal of chick lit (which is not nearly so broad as it’s publicised to be) and the literary taste of young women. Chick lit doesn’t appeal to all young women but rather to those young women willing to indulge themselves in reading light, nonsensical fiction which pretends to mirror the romantic, sexual, and working lives of (supposedly) typical urban young women.

]]> By: Verbing – one kind of copywriting creativity | Blog | Afia http://blog.oup.com/2012/11/oxford-dictionaries-uk-word-of-the-year-2012-omnishambles/#comment-312134 Verbing – one kind of copywriting creativity | Blog | Afia Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:12:09 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=31290#comment-312134 [...] (to create a GIF file of an image or video) – coming straight from the GIF file name. And the UK choice was for omnishambles, but gave much thought to the verbs to medal and to podium, in light of the [...] [...] (to create a GIF file of an image or video) – coming straight from the GIF file name. And the UK choice was for omnishambles, but gave much thought to the verbs to medal and to podium, in light of the [...]

]]> By: OUPblog » Blog Archive » Ten variations of ‘omnishambles’ http://blog.oup.com/2012/11/oxford-dictionaries-uk-word-of-the-year-2012-omnishambles/#comment-312038 OUPblog » Blog Archive » Ten variations of ‘omnishambles’ Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:30:52 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=31290#comment-312038 [...] helps cement their place in our language, rather than a brief life in slang. So to present omnishambles’s impact more fully, I’ve rounded up five variations upon it and proposed five additions of my [...] [...] helps cement their place in our language, rather than a brief life in slang. So to present omnishambles’s impact more fully, I’ve rounded up five variations upon it and proposed five additions of my [...]

]]> By: Omnishambles: The Oxford Dictionaries UK 2012 Word of the Year | LJ INFOdocket http://blog.oup.com/2012/11/oxford-dictionaries-uk-word-of-the-year-2012-omnishambles/#comment-311996 Omnishambles: The Oxford Dictionaries UK 2012 Word of the Year | LJ INFOdocket Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:14:38 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=31290#comment-311996 [...] Oxford Dictionaries UK 2012 Word of the Year Filed by Gary Price on November 12, 2012 From the OUPblog: No discussion of candidates for Word of the Year would be complete without considering how [...] [...] Oxford Dictionaries UK 2012 Word of the Year Filed by Gary Price on November 12, 2012 From the OUPblog: No discussion of candidates for Word of the Year would be complete without considering how [...]

]]>