Comments on: What Merriam-Webster’s ‘Word of the Year’ for 2009 Says About Our Vocabulary http://trueslant.com/nickobourn/2009/11/21/what-miriam-websters-word-of-the-year-for-2009-says-about-our-vocabulary/ [Please go to 'Settings' to change your Tagline] Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:18:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nick Obourn http://trueslant.com/nickobourn/2009/11/21/what-miriam-websters-word-of-the-year-for-2009-says-about-our-vocabulary/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Nick Obourn Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:33:39 +0000 http://trueslant.com/nickobourn/?p=1764#comment-254 Jessica, Thanks so much. Gewgaw is an amazing word. And apparently all it takes is getting a little momentum behind the word. So from now on, I'm using gewgaw in every possible situation I can so people have to run home to Merriam-Webster and look up the word. Gewgaw: Date: circa 1529 a showy trifle : bauble, trinket Jessica,

Thanks so much. Gewgaw is an amazing word. And apparently all it takes is getting a little momentum behind the word. So from now on, I’m using gewgaw in every possible situation I can so people have to run home to Merriam-Webster and look up the word.

Gewgaw: Date: circa 1529
a showy trifle : bauble, trinket

]]> By: Jessica Faye Carter http://trueslant.com/nickobourn/2009/11/21/what-miriam-websters-word-of-the-year-for-2009-says-about-our-vocabulary/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Jessica Faye Carter Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:25:42 +0000 http://trueslant.com/nickobourn/?p=1764#comment-253 Hi Nick, I enjoyed reading your post. Interesting that so many people looked up the word "admonish." I recall seeing it bandied about quite a bit during the Wilson escapade, but didn't realize that it generated so much interest with the public. Not too long ago I was reading an article online and one of the commentors dismissed a particular behavior as a gewgaw--now my absolute favorite word. Something tells me it won't ever be "word of the year", but I love it. Hi Nick, I enjoyed reading your post. Interesting that so many people looked up the word “admonish.” I recall seeing it bandied about quite a bit during the Wilson escapade, but didn’t realize that it generated so much interest with the public.

Not too long ago I was reading an article online and one of the commentors dismissed a particular behavior as a gewgaw–now my absolute favorite word. Something tells me it won’t ever be “word of the year”, but I love it.

]]> By: Nick Obourn http://trueslant.com/nickobourn/2009/11/21/what-miriam-websters-word-of-the-year-for-2009-says-about-our-vocabulary/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Nick Obourn Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:01:59 +0000 http://trueslant.com/nickobourn/?p=1764#comment-252 Dave, Well, life is full of imperfect blogging moments. And I believe I just had one. Miriam Webster must have been some girl from college, but I think I buried that memory long ago. Merriam-Webster is a dictionary. Proofread: 1920, to read and mark corrections in (as a proof), from Merriam-Webster.com Dave,

Well, life is full of imperfect blogging moments. And I believe I just had one. Miriam Webster must have been some girl from college, but I think I buried that memory long ago. Merriam-Webster is a dictionary. Proofread: 1920, to read and mark corrections in (as a proof), from Merriam-Webster.com

]]> By: daveinnoho http://trueslant.com/nickobourn/2009/11/21/what-miriam-websters-word-of-the-year-for-2009-says-about-our-vocabulary/comment-page-1/#comment-251 daveinnoho Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:17:03 +0000 http://trueslant.com/nickobourn/?p=1764#comment-251 Very nice, Nick. Maybe next year the word will be "proofread" -- did you date someone named Miriam Webster once? Very nice, Nick. Maybe next year the word will be “proofread” — did you date someone named Miriam Webster once?

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