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The buzzwords of 2008

Posted by: Scott    Tags:      Posted date:  December 22, 2008  |  No comment


Over at The New York Times, Grant Barrett, the head of the New Words Committee of the American Dialect Society, has anointed “The Buzzwords of 2008.” To make it even more interesting, artist Jessica Hische has whipped up some intriguing typographical treatments of the chosen phrases.

Here’s one you may recall, spawned by a particularly idiotic moment in one of the year’s biggest blockbusters.

NuketheFridge





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