WordExpertise » New words http://wordexpertise.com How to write to earn the money. Texts, releases, commercial offers, brochures which bring money. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:21:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Unfriend Is US Dictionary’s 2009 Word Of The Year http://wordexpertise.com/new-words/unfriend-is-us-dictionarys-2009-word-of-the-year/ http://wordexpertise.com/new-words/unfriend-is-us-dictionarys-2009-word-of-the-year/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:47:42 +0000 angel http://wordexpertise.com/new-words/unfriend-is-us-dictionarys-2009-word-of-the-year/ I was really stunned after reading this. As it turned out the word of the year (I am talking about 2009) is …  unfriend! Can you believe it? I mean it.

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The following word means – (according to the New Oxford American Dictionary’s 2009) to remove someone as a friend on a social networking Web site such as Facebook.

Due to the dictionary this world perfectly reflects the mood of the country.

Do you like the word?

]]> http://wordexpertise.com/new-words/unfriend-is-us-dictionarys-2009-word-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Simpsons Expression “MEH” Entered HarperCollins Dictionary http://wordexpertise.com/new-words/simpsons-expression-meh-entered-harpercollins-dictionary/ http://wordexpertise.com/new-words/simpsons-expression-meh-entered-harpercollins-dictionary/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:51:15 +0000 angel http://wordexpertise.com/new-words/simpsons-expression-meh-entered-harpercollins-dictionary/ It turned out that “The Simpsons” have a real army of fans and some of them are HarperCollins dictionary publishers. They are extremely excited about “meh.” Do you still remember this popular word that stands for boredom? And in the following year you will meet it in the dictionary’s 30th anniversary edition.

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The publishers state that the word has been chosen according to the results of a special voting. And they can’t be against it, since “meh” perfectly shows the preferences of the young generation.

Frankly speaking, the origins of “meh” are almost unknown, but the term became popular after being constantly used in a 2001 episode of “The Simpsons”. The dictionary will provide people with an example of usage: “the Canadian election was so meh”, also it will state that the word originated in North America, and is actively used in British spoken English.

Do you like “meh”? And what do you think whether it is OK when “The Simpsons” create dictionaries???

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