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Winning Word of the Year 2009
Feb 03, 2010 | 0 Comments
We are delighted to announce the winner of Macquarie Dictionary's Word of the Year 2009.
This year's winner, as selected by the Word of the Year Committee, is shovel-ready.
The People’s Choice Award goes to tweet. Read more...
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'Shovel-ready' wins Macquarie's word of year
Feb 03, 2010 | 0 Comments
Macquarie in the news
TWO hyphenated words have dug their way into the Australian vernacular and been crowned the Macquarie Dictionary's word of the year for 2009. Read more...
'Shovel-ready' wins Macqaurie's word of the year | News.com.au
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