The second place of “Word of the Year” (in Germany) is the “winner” of the “un-word” (doublespeak) 2007: Herdprämie ≈ hearth bonus. Number 2 and 3 are “klimaneutral” (climate neutral) and “entartet” (degenerate) – read more (as long as the official site is not updated yet) e.g. at Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (shouldn’t they translate press releases if they offer an “English” link??).
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