美国方言协会作为一所权威语言研究机构,每年都会投票选出当年最具影响力的英语(论坛)词汇
今年他们选出的当季明星词是tweet,而十年间的明星词则是google
“Tweet”2009WordoftheYear,“Google”WordoftheDecade,asvotedbyAmericanDialectSocietyInits20thannualwordsoftheyearvote,theAmericanDialectSocietyvoted“tweet”(noun,ashortmessagesentviatheTwitter
comservice,andverb,theactofsendingsuchamessage)asthewordoftheyearand“google”(agenericformof“Google,”meaning“tosearchtheInternet)asitswordofthedecade
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8votingsession
“Bothwordsare,intheend,productsoftheInformationAge,whereeverypersonhastheabilitytosatisfycuriosityandtobroadcasttoaselectfollowing,bothviatheInternet
”Barrettsaid
“Ireallythoughtblogwouldtakethehonorsinthewordofthedecadecategory,butmorepeoplegooglethanblog,don’tthey
Plus,manypeoplethink‘blog’justsoundsugly
MaybeGoogle’strademarklawyerswouldhavepref