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2003top 10 美国流行英语词汇Lewisburg, PA. December 26, 2003. yourD the Webs most complete language resource, today released its Top 10 Words of 2003, featuring words that have made the news this year. The complete list includes the top phrases, the top names, the best and worst product names, top Enron inspired words, top YouthSpeak words, and others. The full list is available at the company website, yourD. This year the Iraqi War has dominated the English language as it has dominated the news, said Robert Beard, CEO of yourDictionary. Top Ten Words of 2003 1. Embedded News correspondents embedded in military units suggested to many that news correspondents were in bed with the military. 2. BlogWeb logs have come of age and, regrettably, this lexical mutation with them. 3. SARSFarm animals strike back at the humans who eat them again with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. The Flu (with a capital F) is pushing right behind. 4. SpamThis old word now refers to a plague contending with SARS for destructive potential. Could the Flu (with a capital F) be any worse? 5. TaikonautThe Chinese astronaut distracted our attention from textiles and copyrights to remind us that China is a rising industrial power. 6. BushismThis word now has a real possibility for remaining in the language. (Dan Quayle has lost his chance of making solecisms his contribution to political history.) 7. AllisionThe National Transportation and Safety Board in investigating the Staten Island ferry tragedy concluded it wasnt a collision (between two moving objects) but an allision (a crash with an immoveable object). 8. RecallAs in California Recall that resulted in the election of Ahh-nold as the Governator. 9. MiddangeardMiddle English for Middle Earth in the movies of Tolkiens trilogy, still fascinating millions around the world with its characters and insights into the origins of the English language. 10. CelibacyThe word which holds the key to ending the seemingly eternal scandal of the US Catholic Church. Top Ten Personal Names of 2003 1. Saddam HusseinJust crawled out of the Spider-Hole and back into the spotlight. 2. W. (Dubya)Cant talk his way out of the news. (See the Top Bush Mispronunciations below.) 3. Rush LimbaughHow many pills actually fit into a cigar box? 4. Martha StewartNot really cooking the books but not quite kosher, either. 5. Pvt. Jessica LynchHer rescue enthralled the nation desperate for good news. 6. Howard DeanThe doctor from nowhere now has the team with the roadmap from nowhere to the White House-Clinton-Gore. 7. Pope John Paul II25 years in the Papacy have taken their toll but he is still with us. 8. Ahh-noldThats Californias new Governator after cruising over the Count of Bustamante in the recall election. 9. Paris HiltonThe heiress, apparently named after one of her grandfathers hotels, landed a job on the Fox Network with the Internet distribution of her extracurricular activities. 10. Hans BlixWhose hans seem to be tied in his search for the elusive WMDs. Top Ten Youthspeak Words 1. What Up?Present incarnation of the ever popular: Wassup? 2. Give it up!Replaces the square: please applaud for?/P 3. Shut up!YouthSpeak for Really? 4. StogCigarette, short for stogey. 5. SNAGSensitive New-Age Guy. 6. HottieObject of affection, either personally or in the cultural milieu. 7. PoppinsPerfect, as in Mary Poppins is perfect in every way. 8. Tricked OutSouped-up. 9. Rice RocketsTricked out Japanese compacts, as opposed to American muscle cars. 10. Side ShowTemporarily cordoning off a freeway to perform outrageous car stunts in tricked-out rice rockets. Top Phrases of 2003 1. Shock-and-AweRemember the initial strategy of the Iraqi War? There was probably more of this when we watched Saddam Hussein emerge from his spider-hole. 2. Rush to WarSomething the US was accused of by our allies and the slogan of liberals attacked by Limbaugh. 3. Tire Pressure Announced the imminent disintegration of the Space Shuttle. 4. Weapons of Mass Destruction(or WMD). The reason given for the Rush to War. Removing a genocidal maniac wasnt reason enough? 5. 16 WordsThe British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa. Always check your sources. 6. Guantanamo BayThe US Justice and Defense Departments thought they would Gitmo cooperation from suspected terrorists off shore. 7. Spider-Hole Looks like this one is going to stick around for a while: Sen. Lieberman is already accusing Howard Dean of crawling into a spider-hole of denial. (Dont step in that.) 8. Tipping Point When any topic moves from one level to the next or the state of a politician one word (or drink) away from falling flat on his face. 9. Angry Left The early followers of Howard Dean seem to have frightened him to the center. 10. Halliburton Energy Services Vice President Cheneys old company was supplying our fighting men and women with fuel at enlightened prices before the dust settled in Iraq (if it has settled yet). 5 Top Mispronunciations by President Bush in 2003 1. a-MERR-ca a-MER-i-ca (America) 2. NEW-cue-lerNEW-clee-er (nuclear) 3. JU-ler-eeJU-wel-ree (jewelry) 4. Anzar Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar 5. Ne-VAH-duhNe-VAE-duh) (Nevada) Best New Product Names 1. Way CoolFor concerned parents, this car window shade actually begins to turn white when the temp hits 85?F. 2. Thermos Fire + Ice Grill 2 GoTransportable gas grill and cooler in one unit. 3. ChronospanStorage software that protects all your data all the time. 4. iTunes Music StoreApples Napster-like site for downloadable music. Worst New Product Names 1. HywireGMs name for its new experimental fuel cell car that suggests (1) a potentially fatal act in a circus, in an (2) an electric vehicle (a spectacular automotive failure). Of course, (3) no one outside GM will ever call it Hywire because Haywire will always be good for an easy laugh. 2. SilkFrom soy + milk Compounded by the company slogan Silk is soy. No, it isnt; it is a kind of fine thread. You dont want a name that requires explanation. 3. Poolife Here is a name in need of a hyphen (it seems to already have a colon). Would you want to put a product with this moniker in water you occasionally gulp? 4. ClonaidThe name for the cult that tried to clone the first human. They certainly could use some aid. But was this a simple case of misspelling-did they actually mean Clownaid? 5. Bene-Benedryl (And now I wanna be a saw), Benefiber (now I wanna be a rope), Benefun (?). We can no longer ignore the silly use of bene- which can convey the sense of good梑ut words also have pronunciations. Top Enron Inspired Words 1. Enrosion Shrinking of the value of 401K plans as a result of entrepreneurial piracy. 2. Entronpy The sudden dissipation of accumulated assets into nothingness. 3. EnroUnit of currency that used to be worth much more than it is now. 4. Enronitis It seems to be contagious, too. 5. Chronic Enronitis It is spreading and wont go away, either. Top Internet Words Moving into Widespread Use 1. Ping Send a reminder, as in Ping me about that! 2. Multitask To perform several tasks at the same time. 3. 10X In high tech jargon, the competitive advantage that separates a company from its competition. 4. Off lineThe replacement for out of it, as Are you listening or are you off line? 5. Bandwidth Capacity, as Well have to increase our bandwidth to handle the order. Top Sports-related Words 1. ZimAs in to be zimmed coined after 70-year old New York Yankees bench coach who lurched at Pedro Martinez in the American League Championship Series. 2. BCSCollege footballs Bowl Championship Series has been called the Bogus Championship Series for leaving the Nations No. 1 college Football team (USC) out of the title game. 3. Curse of the BambinoFor the Boston Red Sox its 85 years and still counting. Top Word Trends in Pop Music Names 1. ! Bands without pronounceable names, though usually pronounced tch, tch, tch. 2. ( ) Albums with symbols as names. This album by Sigur R髎 contains a songbook of 16 blank pages. 3. The The The definite pronoun is definitely in pop music: Examples in 2003 include: The Distillers,