w00t! & Google Notebook Updates
December 12th, 2007 by Therese Walsh
This from the Boston Herald:
Expect cheers among hardcore online game enthusiasts when they learn Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year. Or, more accurately, expect them to “w00t.”“W00t,” a hybrid of letters and numbers used by gamers as an exclamation of happiness, topped all other terms in the Springfield dictionary publisher’s online poll for the word that best sums up 2007.
Merriam-Webster president John Morse said “w00t” was an ideal choice because it blends whimsy and new technology.
Read more about it HERE, and check the Google Notebook HERE for more Books & Business news.
And, though not in the notebook, THIS link to a comparison of Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker is a fun way to spend a few minutes. Not that you should be messing around with things like that, you should be WRITING, but, you know…
Write on, all!
A word I have never used. Maybe I need to update myself!
Cheers