Twitter First, Obama Next On “Top English Word”

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Believe it or not, Twitter the global phenomenon of social networking in just 140 words, has been voted the top English word this year. And the word was more popular than Obama and H1N1. Other words to enter common currency reflect the global economics crisis such as “stimulus” and deficit”.

The Top 10 English Word Of the Year

Twitter
Obama
H1N1
Stimulus
Vampire
2.0 – as in suffix attached to the next generation
Deficit
Hardon
Healthcare
Transparency

Paul JJ Payack, President of The Global Language Monitor said,

In a year dominated by world-shaking political events, a pandemic, the after effects of a financial tsunami and the death of a revered pop icon, the word Twitter stands above all the other words. Twitter represents a new form of social interaction, where all communication is reduced to 140 characters,” Being limited to strict formats did wonders for the sonnet and haiku. One wonders where this highly impractical word-limit will lead as the future unfolds he added.

Among top 15 words, a further six are linked to the down-turn such as “outrage” to denote feelings generated in bailed out companies, “bonus”, “unemployed” and “foreclosure” when mortgage defaulters are evicted.

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