Sudoku named word of the year

Sudoku, the name of the Japanese logic puzzle that has taken Britain by storm -- has been named 'word of the year' by the Language Report published Wednesday.
Author Susie Dent said sudoku 'burst onto the scene' in a fraction of the time it would have taken a new word to establish itself even 10 years ago, indicating a shift in the now multicultural English language.

Dent said language gives insight into popular social preoccupations of the time -- including sudoku -- and allows for historical comparisons to be made in leisurely pursuits by studying linguistic novelties.

From The Japan Times Online