Colbert single-handedly defining English

According to the folks over at Language Monitor, who watch the development (or demise of 'Global English'), rated the 10 most important new words of 2006 led by two from Steven Colbert's regular segment, 'The Word'. Their annual report, here, notes that 'truthiness' ("Truth, unencumbered by facts.") and 'wikiality' ("Reality as determined by majority vote. See Pluto, the former planet.") topped the list, and were followed by 'Katrina', 'Bush's War' and 'Tourette's', which is apparently 'the new OCD'.

"Some of these buzzwords will quickly pass, while others will be embedded in the language for years to come...Though 'truthiness' in some form has existed in the language for centuries, it could not have been revived in more relevant times than the early 21st century; while 'wikiality' can be observed even today, where Pluto has been voted out of the Solar System by a convention of Astronomers,"

So here are links to the Truthiness and Wikiality clips on YouTube. Great work and it's a shame that he has to compete against Jon Stewart for the Emmy's.