HASHTAG NAMED WORD of THE YEAR
According to The Times of India (internet) the word HASHTAG was named the word of the year 2012. The American Dialect Society made this so. I did not even know that there was such a society.
Apparently this word has been around for quite a long time. I always called it the “pound” sign. I guess I am dating my self. My teachers always told me that this symbol, “#” is a pound sign. What a ninny I must have sounded like!
You have heard the old adage “if you can’t beat them join them”? Apparently, as the article read the “Traditionalist” are starting to accept computer lingo. The use of HASHTAG was made popular by Twitter and later picked up by Face Book.
Other words considered or came close to being the word of the year were YOLO (you only live once), Gangnam Style.
I think Gangnam Style should have gotten the honor.
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