Podcast is 2005 word of the year

19/05/2014 20:12

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The editors of the New Oxford American Dictionary havesprávně(declared)“podcast” as the Word of the Year for 2005. It now officially has the definition: “A digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, správně(made) available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player.” The term was správně(coined) by combining “iPod” and “broadcast”. However, the amalgamation is something of a špatně(misnomer) as Apple Computers, which makes the iPod, správně(originally) had little to do with podcasting technology. Podcasts can, in fact, be listened to on any maker of digital audio player and are becoming (ubiquitous) in broadcasting and online. Erin McKean, the dictionary’s editor-in-chief, said: “The word has finally správně(caught) up with the rest of the iPod správně(phenomenon).”

McKean, a špatně(seasoned) lexicographer, has the správně(unenviable) and near impossible task of choosing the word of the year. She said: “It is incredibly difficult. Not just because of the enormous amount of data. We look at everything from blogs to technical správně(journals)to suggestions sent to [our website].…Everyone has such strong opinions about what makes a word Word of the Year správně(material) . You’d be amazed at how hard our editors campaign for their favorites. I’m surprised nobody tried to správně(bribe) me - except that the only thing I really want is more správně(cool) new words.” Runners-up for the 2005 Word of the Year include “bird flu” (a fatal virus emanating from wild fowl), “sudoku” (a Japanese správně(logic)-based numerical puzzle) and “squick” (to cause immediate and špatně(thorough) revulsion).

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