'Incivility' Named Top Word of 2004 by yourDictionary.com; Bests 'Red States/Blue States,' 'Blogosphere,' and 'Flip Flopping'.DANVILLE Danville. 1 City (1990 pop. 33,828), seat of Vermilion co., E Ill., on the Vermilion River at the Ind. line; inc. 1839. It is a commercial and industrial center in a dairy, farm, and coal area. , Calif. -- yourDictionary.com (YDC YDC yourDictionary.com YDC Youth for Development and Cooperation (Netherlands) ) , the leading global language portal, today named 'incivility' as the Top Word of 2004. YDC released eight different Words of the Year lists featuring the Top Words, Names, Phrases, Numbers, California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). YouthSpeak  This article or section is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article or section in an . , Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , Sports-related, and Color-related Words, as well as the Top Words in Pop Music and the Most Frequently Spoken Word On The Planet. "Our choices reflect those words and phrases Words and Phrases® A multivolume set of law books published by West Group containing thousands of judicial definitions of words and phrases, arranged alphabetically, from 1658 to the present. that best encapsulate en·cap·su·late v. 1. To form a capsule or sheath around. 2. To become encapsulated. en·cap the mindset mind·set or mind-set n. 1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. 2. An inclination or a habit. of a tumultuous year," said Paul Paul, 1901–64, king of the Hellenes (1947–64), brother and successor of George II. He married (1938) Princess Frederika of Brunswick. During Paul's reign Greece followed a pro-Western policy, and the Cyprus question was temporarily resolved. JJ Payack, President of yourDictionary.com. "The year was characterized char·ac·ter·ize tr.v. character·ized, character·iz·ing, character·iz·es 1. To describe the qualities or peculiarities of: characterized the warden as ruthless. 2. by what we call the inCivil In`civ´il a. 1. Uncivil; rude. War in the political arena, where the shrillness shrill adj. shrill·er, shrill·est 1. High-pitched and piercing in tone or sound: the shrill wail of a siren. 2. of political discourse For other uses, see Discourses. Discourse is communication that goes back and forth (from the Latin, discursus, "running to and fro"), such as debate or argument. The term is used in semantics and discourse analysis. (dis-coarse) has risen to unprecedented heights (or lows)." Words are nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. by YDC's worldwide network of linguists A linguist in the academic sense is a person who studies linguistics. Ambiguously, the word is sometimes also used to refer to a polyglot (one who knows more than 2 languages), or a grammarian, but these two uses of the word are distinct. , bibliophiles, and language enthusiasts; the final choices are made by the staff of YDC. For more information, visit http://www.yourDictionary.com. Top Ten Words of 2004 1. inCivility A year characterized by the inCivil War, where the shrillness of political discourse (dis-coarse) has risen (or descended to) the highest levels in memory. 2. Red States / Blue States A dangerously deep split or just the simplest way of cutting an amazingly complex demographic pie. 3. Blogosphere The realm of the 'web log' or 'blog'. Bloggers taken on a prominent role in vetting the mainstream media. 4. Flip-flop/flopping Whether in reality or in myth, the concept helped to torpedo the Kerry campaign. 5. Esrever That's 'reverse' backwards, for the Red Sox who finally 'reversed the curse' of the Bambino and won the World Series after 87 years. 6. Fahrenheit 9/11 that is. Evidently, Moore passed on the more Euro-centric 'Celsius 488'. 7. iPod Another product-related verb such as 'to google' or 'to tivo'. 8. IM In 2004 Instant Messaging became a way of life, even in the corporate world. 9. Liberal Progressive, please. 10. Eurosceptic Those in the EU who think the strength of Europe was in its vigorous diversity. Bonus Word: Pajamahadeen Those bloggers who have taken a prominent role in vetting (or ensuring the accuracy) of mainstream media news coverage. (Origin: Bloggers supposedly work in their bathrobes.) Top Ten Names 1. Dubya Rove (W. and Karl Rove) An indomitable team that plowed to victory. 2. Mel (Gibson) (Michael) Moore Both filmmakers set out to tackle sacrosanct subjects and both succeeded beyond all expectations. 3. Saddam Hussein Crawled his way out of a Spider Hole and spent '04 holed away. 4. John Kerry Another Liberal from Massachusetts meets his fate in one-time Democratic strongholds. 5. Vladimir Putin Consolidating power at an ever quickening pace. 6. Howard Dean In the popular mind, the 'I have a scream' speech put an end to his prospects though it occurred AFTER he lost Iowa. 7. Martha Stewart Camp Cupcake's No. 1 detainee. 8. Ahh-nold The Governator remains in the news with his girlie-men characterization of political foes 9. Janet Jackson Who won the Super Bowl? 10. Yushchenko Leader of the 'Orange Revolution' in the Ukraine who survived alleged dioxin assassination attempt. Top Ten California YouthSpeak Words 1. Word As in: "is that really true?" "Word." 2. Peace (or Peace out) Replaces the square: see you later. 3. Proper A re-cycled Briticism comes on strong. 4. Hottie Object of affection, either personally or in the cultural milieu. 5. Sweatin' As in 'He's really sweatin' me!' Oldspeak: bugging. 6. What up? The latest permutation of Wazzup? 7. Cool Still cool after all these years. 8. Sick Wicked cool! 9. Chillin' Relaxing, especially with friends. 10. Dope Excellent, cool, tight or phat, as in "That's totally dope!" Top Phrases 1. Red States / Blue States A dangerously deep split or just the simplest way of cutting an amazingly complex demographic pie. 2. Moral Values Issues ranging from gay marriage to the morality of the war in Iraq lumped into a phrase. 3. Two Americas The cultural divide supposedly separating Red States from Blue States. 4. Wardrobe Malfunction Immediate enters the lexicon courtesy of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show. 5. The inCivil War The level of incivility exhibited in public discourse (dis-coarse) descends to a level not seen since the Civil War. 6. Flip-flop/flopping Whether in reality or in myth, the concept greatly damaged the Kerry campaign. 7. Spider-Hole Looks like this one is going to stick around for a while. 8. Angry Left Originally, the early followers of Howard Dean. 9. Swift Boats Actually, US Navy PCFs (Patrol Craft Fast), though little noticed in the din of the campaign. 10. Girlie Men Courtesy of Ahh-nold, the Governator of Kalh-EE-Fon-I-A. Top Numbers 1. 3,300,000 Margin of victory by President Bush over Senator Kerry. 2. 1000+ Number of Armed services personnel killed in combat in Iraq. 3. 527 Identifier of public-interest organizations such as MoveOn.org and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth; a nightmare of unintended consequences for Sen. McCain. 4. 9/11 As in the 9/11 Commission report and film by Michael Moore. 5. 87 Number of years Boston suffered under the 'Curse of the Bambino' until winning the Fall Classic. Top Internet Words Moving into Widespread Use 1. IM As in Instant Message. 2. Multitask To perform several tasks at the same time; now a requirement of all non-outsourced jobs. 3. Off line What happens after you've been multi-tasking too long. Top Sports-related Words 1. Reverse the Curse The Red Sox finally overcome the Curse of the Bambino after 87 years. 2. BCS College football's Bowl Championship Series has been called the "Bogus Championship Series" again. 3. 'Roids (Steroids) Perhaps the President knew something when he mentioned them in last year's state of the Union. 4. Tour de Lance Lance Armstrong wins his sixth consecutive Tour. Top Words in Pop Music 1. iPod The iPod is becoming to the 2000's what the Walkman was to the 80's and 90's. 2. Emo Genuine emoting in music; often a catharsis for the artist's own emotional turmoil. 3. Yeeaaah! / Okaaaay! / What!? Atlanta native Lil' Jon usurps Flava Flav's position as King of the catch-phrase. 4. Grey Tuesday DJ Danger Mouse turned heads by combining the vocals from rapper Jay-Z's Black Album, with music constructed with samples of The Beatles' White Album. 5. Coachella 110 degrees were not enough to stop the 60,000 music fans who trekked into the desert this year for the annual concert. Top Color-related Words 1. Red and Blue as in 'Red States' and 'Blue states'. 2. Red, White and Blue as in "these united (sic) States of America". 3. The New Black Just about any color you can imagine has been thusly dubbed. Even the color black has been called the New Black. 4. Orange As in Revolution: see the Ukraine. Most frequently spoken word on the Planet: OK About yourDictionary.com -- The Premier Global Language Portal yourDictionary.com provides the most comprehensive and authoritative portal for language with 2500 dictionaries and language grammars representing more than 300 languages. More than 1,000,000 people a month visit YDC. News media around the world have come to look to yourDictionary.com as the language portal of record. To schedule an interview, call (925) 367-7557. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion