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New Oxford American Dictionary's "Word of the Year": Podcast
"Podcast" has been selected as the New Oxford American Dictionary's "word of the year" for 2005, and will be added to the official dictionary. Other music industry related terms in the running for "word of the year" included "rootkit" and "Reggaeton."
Just a year ago, the term "podcast" was considered for inclusion in the New Oxford American Dictionary of English, but rejected because not enough people were using it, according to a BBC story. Now, however, illustrating the technology's rapid growth in popularity, the term is not only being added, it's been declared the dictionary's Word of the Year.
The New Oxford American is following the lead of the Oxford Dictionary of English, which added the podcast and other tech terms last summer. We're still waiting for Merriam-Webster to catch up.
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posted by Unknown @ Wednesday, December 07, 2005,
