TW: It is always fascinating how words and terms enter our language. I found most of the "decade" lists not particularly interesting but this list makes one ponder how life has changed over the past decade.
From American Dialect Society via NYT:
"9/11 The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Pronounced “nine eleven.”
blog A web site for publishing a chronological and ongoing series of related entries, especially when they are all by the same person(s) or on the same topic. Also a productive combining form: blogosphere, blogerati, milblog, blogola.
google Verb meaning “to search the Internet.” Generic form of the trademarked “Google,” the world’s dominant Internet search engine.
green Related to ecological or environmental conservation or protection. Also a productive combining form: greenwashing, green collar, etc.
text Verb: to send a text message via a mobile phone. Noun: such a message.
war on terror A global effort to prevent terror and terrorists."
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2010/01/word_year_and_decade_0
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