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Show C-7 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, July 9-11, 2008 Merriam-Webster's expands sits vocabulary misunderstood phrases or lyrics. It comes from an old Scottish ballad in which the lyric "laid him on the green" has been confused over time with "Lady Mondegreen." Among the best-known modern examples: "There's a bathroom on the right" in place of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "There's a bad moon on the rise" and '"Scuse me, while I kiss this guy" in place of "kiss the sky" in the 1967 Jimi Hendrix classic "Purple Haze." Merriam-Webster's editors were so amused by the mondegreen concept that they plan to ask people to submit their favorites on the publishing company's Web site. Mondegreen, first spotted in print in 1954, was among tens of thousands of words the wordsmiths watched for decades. That and others make the cut for the dictionary based on how widely they are used in publications ranging from newspapers to technical manuals. "They can float for decades. What that means for the most part is that they've been used in more spoken forms than they were found written until recently." Sokolowski said. John Morse, Merriam-Webster^ president and publisher, said the cleverness of many Web-related terms makes them easy to grasp and gives them staying power. Webinar (an online meeting) is new, along with netroots (political grassroots activists who communicate online, especially in blogs). "There's a kind of collective genius on the part of the people developing this technology, using vocabulary that is immediately accessible to all of us," he said. "It's sometimes absolutely poetic." Allan Metcalf, executive secretary of the American Dialect Society and an English professor at MacMurray College in Illinois, said he thinks the entries that grew from the popularity of cooking shows and international cuisine will be the among most lasting and useful of the newcomers. "I'm kind of used to laughing at the choices these editors publicize, but this time I'm impressed," he said. By STEPHANIE REITZ Associated Press Writer HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) - Is it acceptable to serve edamame to a dinner guest who is a pescatarian? Should you pour prosecco or soju for the winner of the Texas Hold l em game you're planning near the infinity pool? And what's that wing nut in the corner saying about dirty bombs and nasty Noroviruses? Before you invite an American to your next party, go ahead and consult the latest edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, which now includes edamame (immature green soybeans), pescatarian (a vegetarian who eats fish) and about 100 other newly added words that have taken root in the U.S. lexicon. The wordsmiths at the Springfield. Massachusetts-based dictionary publisher say they picked the new entries after monitoring their use over years. "As soon as we see the word used without explanation or translation or gloss, we consider it a naturalized citizen of the English language," said Peter Sokolowski, an editor-at-large for Merriam-Webster. "If somebody is using it to convey a specific idea and that idea is successfully conveyed in that word, it's ready to go in the dictionary." Many of the new entries reflect Americans' growing interest in the culinary arts, including prosecco (a sparkling Italian wine) and soju (a Korean vodka distilled from rice). Others define new technology or products, such as infinity pool - an outdoor pool with an edge designed to make water appear to flow into the horizon. Others reflect current events and much-discussed news topics, including dirty bomb (a conventional bomb that releases radioactive material) and Norovirus (small, round single-stranded RNA viruses, such as the Norwalk Virus). And then there's "mondegreen." In a category of its own, it describes words misaken for other words. A mondegreen most often comes from NEW WORDS IN THE MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY results from a mishearing of something saJd or sung. From the mishearing in a Scottish ballad of "laid him on the green" as "Lady Mondegreen." Merriam-Webster Inc. has added more than 100 new entries to its new edition of the Collegiate Dictionary. Here are some, along with the year in which Merriam-Webster first found them used in an English-language publication: • Netroots (2003): grassroots political STORE CLOSING SALE activists who communicate via the Internet, • Air quotes (1989): gesture made by raising and flexing the index and middlefingersof both hands, used to call attention to a spoken word or expression. • Dark energy (1998): hypothetical form of energy that produces a force that opposes gravity and is thought to cause the accelerating expansion of the universe. especially by blogs. • Norovirus (2002): any of a genus of small round single-stranded RNA viruses; specifically, Norwalk virus. • Pescatarian (1993): vegetarian whose diet includes fish. • Phytonutrient (1994): bioactive, plantderived compound (as resveratrol) associated with positive health effects. • Dirty bomb (1956): bomb designed to release radioactive material. • Pretexting (1992): presenting oneself as • Dwarf planet (1993): celestial body that orbits the sun and has a spherical shape, but is too small to disturb other objects from its orbit. someone else to obtain private information. • Prosecco (1881): a dry Italian sparkling wine. • Edamame (1951): immature green soy• Racino (1995): racetrack at which slot machines are available for gamblers. beans, usually in the pod. • Fanboy (1919): boy who fs an enthusiastic devotee, such as of comics or movies. • Soju (1978): a Korean vodka distilled from • Infinity pool ^f 992/- outdoor swimming pool with an edge over which water flows into a trough, but seems to flow into the horizon. • Subprime (1995) I: having or being an interest rate that is higher than a prime rate and is extended especially to low-income borrowers; 2: extending or obtaining a subprime loan. • jukebox musical (1993): musical that features popular songs from the past Park City In-Store Only Hurry while Quantities Last! • Supercross (1983): motorcycle race held in a stadium on a dirt track having hairpin turns and high jumps. • Kiteboarding (1996): the sport of riding on a small surfboard propelled across water by a large kite, to which the rider is harnessed. • Malware (1990): software designed to inter- If you purchase in-stock bedding at 45% OFF and need additional pieces to complete the ensemble, we will order it for you and take 15% OFF. • Texas Hold 'em (1995): Poker in which each player is dealt two cards face down and all players share five cards dealt face-up. fere with a computer's normal functioning. • Webinar (1998): live, online educational presentation during which participating viewers can submit questions and comments, • Mental health day (1971): day that an employee takes off from work to relieve 509 Main Street .Park Cit/y UT iTd 435.658.2771 stress or renew vitality. • Wing nut (circa 1900): Slang: one who advo- This Offer cannot be combined with any other offer, cates extreme measures or changes; radical. • Mondegreen (1954): word or phrase that Get Your Leafy Greens /JA 'A • • > i • Park City Nursery's hardy trees, shrubs and plants V, :--.-v? 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