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The year in words

On Friday, The American Dialect Society chose weapons of mass destruction as the "word (or phrase) of 2002."

The word chosen "most likely to succeed": blog.

Comments:

This past week's Life In Hell cartoon was the annual "forbidden words list." Blogosphere was prominently displayed.

-- Andrew, 01/13/2003

"Blogistan" really grinds my molars.

-- amyc, 01/13/2003