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Googling in Dictionary, India to host WC Final!!

Cricket, Fun, Sports, Tech, General - - Posted on July, 8 at 12:26 pm

On Thursday, Merriam-Webster stamped its approval on a raft of words that will appear in its next dictionary update, including the verb “google” and other tech terms such as “spyware” and “mouse potato.”

The words will show in the 11th edition of the “Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary,” scheduled for publication later this year according to the dictionary maker, but are already included in its online dictionary.

google: (transitive verb) To use the Google search engine to obtain information about (as a person) on the World Wide Web.

Other technology-related words to debut in the 11th edition include “spyware” (software that is installed in a computer without the user’s knowledge and transmits information about the user’s computer activities over the Internet) and “mouse potato” (a person who spends a great deal of time using a computer).

In all, Merriam-Webster plans to add nearly 100 new entries to its dictionary.

Neowin | Information Week

India will hold the finals of ICC WC 2011 with opening ceremony to be held in Bangladesh. India will host 22 matches, Pakistan 16, Sri Lanka 9 and Bangladesh 6.

Rediff | WC 2007 Scehdule

PS: i m a Mouse Potato

3 Responses to “Googling in Dictionary, India to host WC Final!!”

1. Manas Says:
   July 8th, 2006 at 8:54 pm

   Yippee,India will host the finals in WC 2011.

   Perhaps,Merriam should also add the word googleaholic.

2. Qwerty Maniac Says:
   July 9th, 2006 at 6:49 pm

   Copy the Mouse Potato

3. Rahul Gupta Says:
   July 10th, 2006 at 10:39 pm

   Even I am a mouse potato.
   BTW, nice info and Nice blog.