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"Web 2.0" beats "noob" to millionth English word

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"Web 2.0" and not "noob" has been made the millionth official English word, as you can see from this Reuters report.

Which is rubbish. Linguists have branded the announcement a publicity stunt.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.
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