English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

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English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 9:56am

LONDON - A massive language research database responsible for bringing words such as "podcast" and "celebutante" to the pages of the Oxford dictionaries has officially hit a total of 1 billion words, researchers said Wednesday.
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It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

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re: English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 9:58am

Is "irregardless" among them?

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re: English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 9:59am

Well, Calvin, irrespective of irregardless' inclusion, one must still marvel at that total.

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re: English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 9:59am

thats alot of words.

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re: English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 10:00am

I conquer.

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re: English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 10:01am

that's a lot of words..... ;oP

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It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

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re: English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 10:01am

Let's see if we can say them all. One at a time. in order.

I'll start.

Aardvark.

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re: English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 10:02am

Oh, Touchme, Scwartz already did that with "The Naming Game" in Children of Eden.

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re: English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 10:03am

Was "positivity" in there already, or is it one of the new ones?

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re: English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 10:05am

Nah-uh Elphie.

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re: English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 10:09am

"Noun 1. positivity - a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation" - American Heritage

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re: English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 10:14am

Thanks DG - that's a word that I never heard until the past few months or so, and then quite commonly.

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

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re: English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 10:16am

Is "embiggens" in there?

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re: English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 10:20am

what the heck kind of word is that?

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re: English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 10:22am

A very cromulent sort of word.

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re: English Language Hits 1 Billion Words

Posted: 4/26/06 at 10:33am

hehehe yoda, touche!

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It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956