Race On For English Millionth Word
June 9, 2009 Leave a comment
The Indian term of praise “Jai ho” and popular word “slumdog” from the Oscar prize winner “Slumdog Millionaire” are among the 73 other finalists from across the globe to become the millionth English word, reported the private Indo-Asian News Service on Saturday.
The Global Language Monitor, a U.S.-based firm that analyzes and catalogues the latest trends in word usage and word choices, will choose the millionth word on June 10 at 1022 GMT, said the report. Read more of this post
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