Merriam-Webster’s Words of the Year 2004

Mirriam Webster

Mirriam Webster recenlty released their Top 10 List for the most searched definitions in their website. And I’m not surprised at what is the number 1 word for this year. The Blog Explosion is very evident this year and a lot of people are jumping on it. I think I wrote about then that the idea of having people “Be Heard” in their own little way attracts them to this medium. Blogging has become a variety of tool to a lot of people. With blog, they can express their emotions, keep in touch with their love ones, voice out their opinions, and it can also be therapeutic at times. For how long will this Blog Phenomena will last? I’m not sure. I think as long people has something to say, it will always be there…

Here are the complete Top 10 List from Mirriam Webster:

  1. Blog
  2. incumbent
  3. electoral
  4. insurgent
  5. hurricane
  6. cicada
  7. peloton
  8. partisan
  9. sovereignty
  10. defenestration