Flamingo Musings » OED http://flamingomusings.com Just another WordPress site Wed, 09 May 2012 12:57:54 +0000 en hourly 1 The Millionth Word http://flamingomusings.com/2009/06/the-millionth-word.html http://flamingomusings.com/2009/06/the-millionth-word.html#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:30:00 +0000 RJ Flamingo http://flamingom.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/the-millionth-word

In case you missed it, the millionth word was added to the Oxford English Dictionary today. And the word is: Web 2.0. I don’t get it, either.

Anyway, here’s a link to a little quiz about some of the more recent words added to the OED. See how many of the 15 words you get right – then come back and report. Me? I got 11. Should’ve gotten 13, but I was in a lousy mood when I came home and … and … oh, never mind. Go! Come back!

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