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“Web 2.0″ is Millionth Word in English Dictionary

June  11th
member David

According to Cnet, the millionth word to be added to the English Dictionary is “Web 2.0″. See below for a quote from Cnet:

“English contains more words than any other language on the planet and added its millionth word early Wednesday, according to the Global Language Monitor, a Web site that uses a math formula to estimate how often words are created.

The site estimates the millionth English word, “Web 2.0″ was added to the language Wednesday at 5:22 a.m. ET. The term refers to the second, more social generation of the Internet….”

Read the full article here, or John Battelle’s take here.

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date Posted on: Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 4:01 pm
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