The American Dialect Society in its 21st annual words of the year vote, chose app as the top word ahead of nom (onomatopoetic form connoting eating, especially pleasurably), ‘junk’, ‘wikileaks’ and trend. Nom was named the most useful word, prehab (preemptive enrolment in a rehab facility to prevent relapse of an abuse problem) the most creative and gate rape the most outrageous word.
Members in the 121-year old organisation, American Dialect Society include linguists, lexicographers, etymologists, grammarians, historians, researchers, writers, authors, editors, professors, university students, and independent scholars.
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