Let's just say it's a pragmatic choice
(NEWSER) - Merriam-Webster’s word of the year—pragmatic—may not be exciting, but at least it’s slightly less depressing than last year’s word, austerity. The editors chose the word because it was looked up so often on its online dictionary, particularly before August’s debt ceiling vote and during the congressional supercommittee’s meetings. For those who didn't get around to looking it up, the adjective means practical and logical, the AP notes. Some may have expected “occupy” to win, but it was not searched for as often; it may, however, still end up as the American Dialect Society's Word of the Year More»
