Posted by Tina
English is the first language to be recognized as a truly global language and all that chatter is causing quite a stir. Apparently 14.7 is the number of words we add to the English language each and every day:
** …the English language, which currently stands at about 999,500 words, will pass the “million word” mark on or about June 10, according to the Global Language Monitor (GLM). The latest words under consideration: defollow, defriend, greenwashing, chiconomics and noob. *** In William Shakespeare’s day, according to GLM president and chief word analyst Paul JJ Payack, there were only 2 million speakers of English and fewer than 100,000 words. Shakespeare himself coined some 1,700 words. *** Thomas Jefferson invented about 200 words, and former President George W. Bush created a handful, the most prominent “misunderestimate.” President Obama’s surname passed into wordhood last year with the rise of “obamamania.” – Human Events **
Follow the link to Human Events and scroll down on “The Washington Rumor Mill” to find the “More Words”
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Editors note: “chiconomics” isn’t some new economic theory invented in Chico…it seems to be a chic’s method for finding bargains.