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09 June 2009

What will it be?
At the current pace of a new English-language word created about every 98 minutes, English will cross the Million Word Mark on June 10th, 2009 at 10:22 am (Stratford-on Avon Time)

post by: MonkeyButter at: 19:56 | 8 comments

n00b.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 09 June | 20:22

the word with be Sithikanican.

It means whatever you want it to mean, you Sithikaican you.

posted by The Whelk 09 June | 21:31

You know, I'm pretty sure that aerial photography proved that the Million Word March actually fell short of a million.

posted by dhartung 09 June | 23:20

That's just plegempory.

posted by seanyboy 10 June | 02:13

Actually, I saw these almost adjacent in my BBC feed:
Millionth new English word 'due any time now'
Londoners face tube strike chaos

I sense a conspiracy.

posted by stilicho 10 June | 02:40

Tube Strike Chaos is my porn name.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 10 June | 07:59

Hit me with your chaos stick!

(I'm going to scrub my brain out now)

posted by The Whelk 10 June | 08:35

Obligatory Language Log link (see here for more).

posted by Daniel Charms 10 June | 09:45

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