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2007 American Dialect Society word of the year is "subprime"
Grant Barrett
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2008/01/04 - 5:45pm
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The American Dialect Society 2007 word of the year is "subprime." Press release here.

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2008/01/04 - 7:40pm
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Isn't it sad and unimaginative? Such a pragmatic word!

Grant Barrett
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2008/01/05 - 7:35am
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Well, the word of the year doesn't mean "happy rainbow puppies fun-times word of the year." It's just the one that the group believed to be most significant.

Martha Barnette
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2008/01/05 - 3:46pm
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I still like "Facebook" as a transitive verb, and was glad to see it was at least in the running. Mariana, do you have a favorite you'd like to suggest?

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2008/01/07 - 6:56pm
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Well, It doesn't have to be "happy" word ,you know, but it could have been more...I don't know...meaningful? In fact, I like " intransigence" and I also think it is relevant!...It doesn't sound likely to be applied to your rainbow or even the puppies(unless they would be very, very stubborn to begin with), would it?

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