The latest version of the Merriam-Webster dictionary is coming out and some of the words it has included are covered here in a Guardian piece.
Among the words are vlog (video blog) which you will know all about if you attended Kerry Maxwell's sessions last week. Also featured is another blend, frenemy ( a sneaky snake who pretends to be your friend but is in fact your enemy).
For more detail on vlog check the Macmillan Dictionary Word of the Week page on it here.
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