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More Than 1.3 Billion English Speakers Will Have Lots of Words to Choose From

Scarcely has the new year begun before the calendar pages start filling up with lunch dates promised in Christmas cards and notes-to-self about next time, seriously, getting an earlier start on holiday gift shopping. But from The Economist comes a reminder of a notable date of an altogether higher order. Is your stylus poised? It's April 29, 2009 -- plus or minus a few days. That is when the English language is expected to acquire its millionth word. This prediction comes from Global... Full Story
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