’404′ is the Top Word of 2013 followed by fail!, hashtag, @pontifex, and The Optic

The Global Language Monitor has announced that ‘404’ is the Top Word, ‘Toxic Politics’ the Top Phrase and Pope Francis the Top Name of 2013 in its 14th annual global survey of the English language. 404 was followed by fail, hashtag, @pontifex, and the Optic. Rounding out the top ten were surveillance, drones, deficit, sequestration, and emancipate. 404 is the near-universal numeric code for failure on the global Internet, augmenting its original use as ‘page not found’. The single word fail is often used together with 404 to signify complete failure of an effort, project, or endeavor.

1.404 – The near-universal numeric code for failure on the global Internet.
2.Fail — The single word fail, often used as a complete sentence (Fail!) to signify failure of an effort, project, or endeavor.
3.Hashtag – The ‘number sign” and ‘pound sign’ reborn as the all-powerful Twitter hashtag.
4.@Pontifex — The Hashage of the ever-more popular Pope Franciscus (Francis).
5.The Optic — The ‘optic’ is threatening to overtake ‘the narrative’ as the Narrative overtook rational discourse. Does not bode well for an informed political discussion.

Source: www.focus-fen.net