<p class="quote"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Birds are singing, the sun is shining and I am joyful first thing in the morning without caffeine. Why you ask? Because it is Word of the Year time (or WOTY as we refer to it around the office).  Every year the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Oxford-American-Dictionary/dp/0195170776/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_k2a_3_txt?pf_rd_p=304485601&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-2&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=019511227X&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0AGW16CXSR4VJQXD014Q" target="_blank">New Oxford American Dictionary</a> prepares for the holidays by making its biggest <a href="http://blog.oup.com/?s=%22Oxford+word+of+the+year%22+new+oxford&Submit.x=0&Submit.y=0" target="_blank">announcement</a> of the year.  This announcement is usually applauded by some and derided by others and the ongoing conversation it sparks is always a lot of fun, so I encourage you to let us know what you think in the comments.</span></p>
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<p>Yes... as in the opposite of friend.</p>
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2009 Oxford Word of the Year? Unfriend
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http://blog.oup.com/2009/11/unfriend/
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