2004-9-5 12:52
Top Ten Words of 2003
Embedded（潜伏)
News correspondents embedded in military units suggested to many that news correspondents were in bed with the military.
Blog（网络日记）
Web logs have come of age and, regrettably, this lexical mutation with them.
SARS（严重急性呼吸道症候群）
Farm animals strike back at the humans who eat them again with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
Spam（垃圾邮件）
This old word now refers to a plague contending with SARS for destructive potential.
Taikonaut（太空飞行员）
The Chinese astronaut proved that China is a rising industrial power.
Bushism（布什主义）
This word now has a real possibility for remaining in the language.
Allision（撞上一个不能移动的物体)
U.S. National Transportation and Safety Board in investigating the Staten Island ferry tragedy concluded it wasn't a collision (between two moving objects) but an allision (a crash with an immoveable object)
Recall（罢免）
As in California Recall that resulted in the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Governator
Middangeard（中等危险）
Middle English for Middle Earth in the movies of Tolkien's trilogy, still fascinating millions around the world with its characters and insights into the origins of the English language.
Celibacy（独身生活）
The word which holds the key to ending the seemingly eternal scandal of the US Catholic Church.
Embedded（潜伏)
News correspondents embedded in military units suggested to many that news correspondents were in bed with the military.
Blog（网络日记）
Web logs have come of age and, regrettably, this lexical mutation with them.
SARS（严重急性呼吸道症候群）
Farm animals strike back at the humans who eat them again with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
Spam（垃圾邮件）
This old word now refers to a plague contending with SARS for destructive potential.
Taikonaut（太空飞行员）
The Chinese astronaut proved that China is a rising industrial power.
Bushism（布什主义）
This word now has a real possibility for remaining in the language.
Allision（撞上一个不能移动的物体)
U.S. National Transportation and Safety Board in investigating the Staten Island ferry tragedy concluded it wasn't a collision (between two moving objects) but an allision (a crash with an immoveable object)
Recall（罢免）
As in California Recall that resulted in the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Governator
Middangeard（中等危险）
Middle English for Middle Earth in the movies of Tolkien's trilogy, still fascinating millions around the world with its characters and insights into the origins of the English language.
Celibacy（独身生活）
The word which holds the key to ending the seemingly eternal scandal of the US Catholic Church.