The Word of the Year...

And the word of the year is...

Locavore

At least it is according to The New Oxford American Dictionary. "Locavore" refers to the movement to buy local or homegrown food to support local farmers and environmental causes.

Merriam-Webster, however, disagrees, and officially declared this the word of the year:

w00t

"w00t" is a computer gaming word somehow akin to "yay." More than that, I don't know. Check out this link though for more background: http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN1155159520071212

And so what do I say is the word of the year? I don't know about 2007, but I've got my word for 2008...

In true Syntax Sisters fashion, I want to declare this the year of "fewer."
Yes, I want this to be the year grocery stores and cable television programs fix their grammar and proudly ask us to step up to the express lane only if we have twelve or fewer items. I want the word "less" to be banished to uncountable quantities only, doomed to live a life of indeterminate value. I believe this is the year English begins its slow climb into proper usage and grammar teachers across the country can stand up and be proud to say there are fewer errors than there were last year!

But then again, I've always been a bit of a nerd.

What's your word of the year?