Twitter is the Top English Word of 2009[Data]

Twitter is one of the best micro-blogging platform.According to Global Language Monitor it’s the most popular word of the year 2009.

Twitter is in the top list of Global Language Monitor survey  2009.Twitter has followed by phrase “Obama” and  “H1N1” formal name for Swine Flu.

The Top phrase of 2009 was “King of Pop” and top name was “Barack Obama”

Global Language Monitor says:“In a year dominated by world-shaking political events, a pandemic, the after effects of a financial tsunami and the death of a revered pop icon, the word Twitter stands above all the other words.  Twitter represents a new form of social interaction, where all communication is reduced to 140 characters,” said Paul JJ Payack, President of The Global Language Monitor.  “Being limited to strict formats did wonders for the sonnet and haiku.  One wonders where this highly impractical word-limit will lead as the future unfolds.”

The words are tracked in relation to frequency, contextual usage and appearance in global media outlets, factoring in long-term trends, short-term changes, momentum and velocity.