The Global Language Monitor just released the most popular words of 2009, and the #1 word is [drum roll please] Twitter. It beat out Obama and H1n1 as the most frequently used word in print, digital media, internet, and blogosphere.
Think you can guess what the top “phrase” of 2009 was? Click here to read the full article by Richard Lea.
The other competitors of GLM’s top words of 2009 were:
- Twitter
- Obama
- H1N1
- Stimulus
- Vampire
- 2.0
- Deficit
- Hadron
- Healthcare
- Transparency
- Outrage
- Bonus
- Unemployed
- Foreclosure
- Cartel
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I’m actually shocked a bit that it’s not “Twilight” – that seems like all I hear anywhere – Radio, print, TV…
Interesting mix of words for sure. It’s good to see the top of the list as neutral or positive vs. some of the overtly negative words further down the list. Funny that ‘Bonus’ is wedged between Outrage and Unemployed. Sort of fitting, isn’t it?
Melissa – if it were a poll of the top words my wife said in 2009, the top 5 would be Twilight related.
Brandon- great analysis on the words. I didn’t pick up Bonus smack between Outrage and Unemployed.