Searching for just the right word to polish your work in progress?
Take at look at the updated eleventh edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
Both the online and print editions have added almost 100 new words to America's best-selling dictionary.
What areas are covered by the new words?
Health and Medicine:
cardioprotective
locavore
Environment:
carbon footprint
green collar
Online activities:
webisode
sock puppet (Really--check the definition out and see its connection to online activities. I had no idea!)
Just FYI words:
flash mob
frenemy
staycation (What kind of vacation I'm having the summer!)
Friday, July 10, 2009
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