The editors of the New Oxford American Dictionary have picked their word of the year: "locavore." That's someone who prefers locally grown food. (You can learn more about "locavorism" here and here.)
I am disappointed in this selection. "Tase," which is a runner-up, is a better pick because people are actually using the word thanks to this incident. I have yet to see anyone use "locavore" in conversation or in a news story, although I have read about the "local food" trend.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
An unsatisfying choice of words
posted by Andy Bechtel at 10:13 AM
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At 9:16 PM,
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For more words you've never read or heard check out Verbotomy.com
Invent your own.
Locavore? I have neither heard anyone say it nor read it anywhere until now. Thumbs down!