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Article: @http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/magazine/17FOB-onlanguage-t.html?_r=1

The article by Ben Zimmer features issues regarding the word 'truthiness'. The word was first coined by Stephen Colbert on the segment of his TV show, however it spiralled out of control in different social networking websites and spread like wildfire. The meaning of 'truthiness' is not proper.

Colberts remarks on searching for the truth in dictionaries and thesaurus was an eye-opener. I do like Colberts take on him not trusting books because it is just factual information, no heart. However, in information age society; Colbert's comment is considered stupid and ruthless. Without dictionaries or thesaurus, we would have no basic source or database for information. Unfortunately, I am not a fan of the word 'truthiness', I believer there are numerous words in dictionary that carry the similar meaning. Also, all the seriousness focused on the word 'truthiness' was just plain foolish, and even going as far as being featured into the New Oxford American Dictionary. Dictionaries should only contain words that is proper English.