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| Word of the Year - M-W Poll |
| 2006-11-27 |
| I just watched a report of Fox that M-W is taking submissions for the 2006 Word of the Year. I almost chose "dhimmitude", but finally submitted "taqiyya". Go forth, make your word known... Vote for the 2006 Word of the Year We're trying something a little different this year. Instead of reviewing millions of searches in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary to find our most frequently looked-up words, we're asking you to submit your choice for the one single word that sums up 2006. Which one of the hundreds of words you've encountered this year do you think best represents the year now quickly drawing to a close? Maybe it's one you've seen again and again in the headlines of newspapers and magazines, or one that seems to be a particular favorite in the blogosphere, or maybe it's a word you've heard bandied about ad nauseam by various TV and radio pundits. No matter where you've seen or heard it, every word is eligible to take the top honors for 2006. There are no rules here, so feel free to be creative. If your nomination hasn't made it into the pages of the dictionary yet, this can be your way to let the Merriam-Webster editors know that it's a word that deserves to be closely watched. So, take a moment to think it over, and then type your nomination for the Word of the Year in the box below, and click "send" to submit. We'll be taking submissions through Monday, December 4. And be sure to check back with us later in December, to see if your choice makes the "Top Ten!" I presume you can only submit one, lol. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #16 Rob Crawford... are you responding on behalf of Republicans running from their platforms, or Democrats running after one? Either way, I'll consider your suggestion. Ms. Wife, I believe lying may be justified for storytelling, but taqiyya is not simple lying. My life has never depended upon having to lie, so perhaps denying one's deeply held convictions to buy a bit more time here on earth, would be justifiable. Denying your political convictions to get re-elected, although frequently practiced, is never justified. On the other hand, simple lying is probably really important in certain personal relationships. Oh, yeah, and in resumes. |
| Posted by: Tim Tyler 2006-11-27 21:09 |
| #15 In the tradition of taqiyya, I'd like to suggest America's own version of dissimulation for 2006: "Republican." Although, really, is there any difference between them and the blue team? |
| Posted by: Tim Tyler 2006-11-27 17:06 |
| #14 Wow, he got Troll tagged fast. Guess he'll be back before long with a new tag. It's so amusing when they try to come on here posing as 'conservatives' and 'republicans' yet spout Democrat talking points. Jimmy Carter is realistic....that was funny. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2006-11-27 22:45 |
| #13 A tie, or should I say a draw, between "crumbling" and "courage". Appeasement of Hamas. Appeasement of al-Sadr. An "ally's" refusal to identify Taliban as terrorists. Constitutionalized sharia gaining a couple seats of world power. Yet Denmark also stood firm in the Muhammad cartoons' meaty aftermath (rage-o-ramas ala Allah), America withheld funds from Hamas-beaten Palestine (so far), and Australia threw down a misogynist Muslim (am I being redundant?) for blaming women for rape. Hirsi Ali. Oriana Fallaci. The Pope. Robert Spencer, Charles Johnson, Rantburg's Fred. What will next year's Word of the Year be? "Resolve"? "Disillusionment"? |
| Posted by: Jules 2006-11-27 20:25 |
| #12 I can't watch... |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2006-11-27 20:09 |
| #11 In the tradition of taqiyya, I'd like to suggest America's own version of dissimulation for 2006: "Republican." I'm very confused, Mr. Tyler. For what cause do you believe such lying to be justifiable? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-11-27 19:59 |
| #10 Fuck off, Tyler. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-11-27 19:31 |
| #9 Dhimmicrat |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2006-11-27 19:25 |
| #8 probably taqiyya (or alt spellings) isn't known enough by the general population but many more people have heard of it than at this time in 01, 02, etc. |
| Posted by: mhw 2006-11-27 19:23 |
| #7 I thought .com made a good point and voted for taqiyya several times Is the server located in Chicago? :-) I submitted taquiyya, too. They'll probably think it means little taco or something and throw it in the bin with rosebud. :-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-11-27 18:11 |
| #6 rosebud |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-11-27 17:58 |
| #5 "Defenestration" in the 2004 top ten? What gives? Was 2004 a year known for its defenestrations? |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-11-27 17:14 |
| #4 apparently you can vote more than once I thought .com made a good point and voted for taqiyya several times |
| Posted by: mhw 2006-11-27 16:20 |
| #3 I seconded taqiyya. It's an important enough concept that it will be on the list later by necessity if not sooner. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-11-27 16:12 |
| #2 truthiness? |
| Posted by: eLarson 2006-11-27 15:56 |
| #1 Islamofacism |
| Posted by: Mark E. 2006-11-27 15:54 |