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Canadian Word of the Year

I have a degree in linguistics and I wrote a book about Canadian spelling. This does not make me an arbiter of anything, merely an informed commentator.

Nevertheless, people coin new words every year. What will be the new word of the year? For Canada specifically?

What will be the Canadian Word of the Year ?

I keep the list, so I get to decide.

Canadian Word of the Year 2011

Come back next year for the winner. Candidate list ☛

(See the related Facebook group.)

Canadian Word of the Year 2010

G20.
Sentimental favourite: busty hookers.

Canadian Word of the Year 2009

Iggy; in retrospect it should have been prorogation.

What defines a word?

A word can be a word, several words, a phrase, a snowclone, or an affix.

Updated: 2010.12.16 14:17

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