The WOTY fever is starting again. Are we ready for the new Word Of The Year competition? I'm afraid that the Word Of The Year 2013 will be " Twerk " but I definitely prefer " Selfie ". Update - 11 November 2013 : Fail, deficit, deadlock, stalemate - 2013’s most used words on the web. The Global Language Monitor claims ‘ 404 ’ - internet code for an online error - as the top word, ‘ toxic politics ’ the top phrase and Pope Francis the top name in its annual global survey of the English language. The rankings are based on how many times words, phrases and names were used online throughout the 1.8bn people in the English-speaking world across the last 12 months. To qualify, the words must have been used at least 25.000 times across all types of media. 19 November 2013 - And the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year for 2013 is ‘ selfie '! So, when I wrote this post my gut feeling gave me the right response! I'm a good Word detective..
"If you love a word, use it. That makes it real" (Erin McKean)