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The Year That Was

The sun is setting. Already it grows dark. It is that time of the year when another year gives way to yet another. In four days time we will bid adieu to 2011 forever. For so many it was the last year of their lives. For so many others, it marked new beginnings, of hope, togetherness and renewal. The world will welcome the new year with fireworks and merrymaking. Many will be waiting to start something anew. Many will make promises to themselves they will not keep.

Twenty eleven was a landmark year in so many ways. Things changed. The Apple is no longer the same. It’s a year since J D Salinger died. For the first time…

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The Word of the Year 2011

It is the time of the year to select the word or phrase which best defines 2011. What word or phrase reflects the ideas and events which occupied the world this year? How do you select such a word? According to the American Dialect Society, the best word of the year candidates will be: demonstrably new or newly popular in 2011,widely and/or prominently used in 2011, indicative or reflective of the popular discourse, and not a peeve or a complaint about overuse or misuse.

The Oxford English Dictionary has already made its choice. The one word or phrase that characterized the past 12 months is squeezed middle, a phrase first suggested…

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