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date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 07:02:47 +0000,    group: uk.culture.language.english        back       
New word   
New Scientist reports that The American Dialect Society  has chosen
"plutoed" as its 2006 word of the year meaning to demote or devalue.
Pluto is no longer a Planet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto

IMO it should catch on in both the US and UK. 
-- 
Dave Fawthrop <dave hyphenologist co uk> Google Groups is IME the *worst*
method of accessing usenet. GG subscribers would be well advised get a 
newsreader, say Agent, and a newsserver, say news.individual.net. These 
will allow them: to see only *new* posts, a killfile, and other goodies.
date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 07:02:47 +0000   author:   Dave Fawthrop lid

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