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BBC America: ’Millionth English word’ declared

A US web monitoring firm has declared the millionth English word to be Web 2.0, a term for the latest generation of web products and services.

Matt Frei reports on English’s unique linguistic evolution and then spoke to Global Language Monitor’s Paul Payack who helped find this millionth English word.

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One Million Words and Counting: NBC

NBC News: One Million Words and Counting

Watch ABC NightLine: ’The Word Nerd’ Discovers the Millionth Word

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