National word of the day

3rd of June is National Word Of The Day

  First detected on the 3rd of June 2017

Is It Word Of The Day Today?

It’s Word Of The day on the 3rd of June.

The most recent detection of references to Word Of The Day was 5 years, 10 months ago.

There were many celebrations relating to national holdiays written about on social media that our algorithms picked up on the 3rd of June. In total we detected 86 total unique days being shared such as Gun Violence Awareness Day which had 24,665 people talking about it, or Donut Day having 10,363 tweets.

How Is The Date For Word Of The Day Calculated?

The day shown for ‘National Word Of The Day’ is based off how much chitter-chatter and buzz there was on June 3, 2017 across social media making references to ‘Word Of The Day’. Our algorithms examine all of the references to National Days across social media and updates whatnationaldayisit.com hourly, with our homepage displaying the current national day, including others such as: Doughnut, Sex or Trails Day. This crowdsourcing of data method to assess the National Word Of The Day date is used as opposed to being connected with any Government sacntioned lists Hurrah for democracy by concensus!

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Can I Register Word Of The Day?

We don’t have an international authority or governmental remit to declare any officially celebrated «national Word Of The day». We only aim to programatically reflect what ‘National Day’ it is based of what The Internet Says It Is. We believe this is much more fun as it reflects the nature of how the most amusing / interesting national days are often created organically and grow based off popular social trends and sharing, as such we don’t add new days to our database unless they are organically observed on social media.

Is it National Word Of The Day Everywhere?

Yes? No.. Sort of | Maybe ¯_(ツ)_/¯

What’s really intersting is how whilst some National Days like National Daughters Day are seemingly celebrated internationally irrespective of geography, some very popular days (That often become the No. 1 National Day on our homepage) are in fact locally very specific and are offical holidays celebrated on a Country’s national calendar. Take National Rambutan Day for instance, Rambutan is a popular Souteast Asian fruit and not seen so much in the UK, Europe or the USA. Some regionally specific trends subsequently become immensely popular internationally and worldwide, partly fuelled by widely shared ‘National Days’, National Pabebe Wave Day being one such example.

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Hang On, It Was National Word Of The Day Already This Year..!?

Yes, this is strangely enough entirely possible. The date shown for National Word Of The Day can change, if for instance several hundred people tweeted about Word Of The Day in early April, then in May a few thousand people tweeted about Word Of The day, then the date shown for National Word Of The Day, could come up twice

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History of National Word Nerd Day

Humans have communicated since we first walked on Earth, though our early language was nowhere near as complex as the systems of words we use today. Once, our basic vocabulary range was no different from that of great apes, but as we advanced, so did our language.

With developments in our lifestyle, we needed to be able to name things, communicate ideas, and express ourselves to aid our advancement. Words and language became increasingly important, yet it took many centuries until they were considered important enough to document.

During the medieval period, the written word was considered a luxury, with only the rich or the anointed able to read and write in a sophisticated way. As such, the majority was only able to enjoy words through oral storytelling. Shakespeare and other great wordsmiths used their love of words to delight audiences in the theatres, even inventing words for use in their work.

But by the mid-18th century, reading and writing were more widely taught and accessible to a greater range of people. As a result, it became necessary to produce a comprehensive list of words and their meanings in the English language, a task embarked upon by Dr. Samuel Johnson, who was paid the sum of 1,500 guineas (approximately $325,000 in today’s money) for its completion. After seven years of toil, his dictionary was published in 1755 and is still widely regarded as one of the most influential texts of the English language. 

Today, we celebrate National Word Nerd Day to mark the importance of words in our history and civilization, giving us an excuse to geek out on our favorites!

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National Word Nerd Day Activities

1. Use a new word

   Open a dictionary and find a word you’ve never used before. See if you can use it in a sentence before the end of the day.

2. Make up a new word

   Is there something that you just can’t describe with the words currently available? Invent your own word and maybe you’ll see it in the dictionary before long!

3. Learn your favorite word in other languages

   Impress your amigos by translating some of your favorite words and phrases into other tongues. They’ll think it’s ‘fantastique’!

5 Facts About The English Language To Geek Out Over

1. It’s shortest sentence is one of the most common

   The shortest possible complete sentence in the English language is simply ‘I am.’ Small but powerful, we use this all the time without even realizing its significance.

2. It grows every 2 hours

   On average, a new word is added to the English dictionary every two hours, with nearly 4,000 words added every year.

3. The shortest word is the oldest and most frequent

   The first-ever words were those used to describe ourselves, so it should come as no surprise that ‘I’ is one of the oldest words and it is used most frequently in conversation.

4. Some words are the same when read backward

   A palindrome is a word that is the same when read either backward or forward. Frequently used palindromes include ‘racecar’, ‘kayak’, and even phrases like ‘never odd or even’.

5. A pangram sentence uses every letter

   You likely encountered pangram sentences when practicing your handwriting, as they use every letter of the English language. ‘The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog’ and ‘The five boxing wizards jump quickly,’ are just a few examples.

Why We Love National Word Nerd Day

1. Words are winning

   The more words you know, the more effectively you can communicate with everyone you encounter, putting you on the road to success.

2. Words are wise

   When you’re not able to be together, words bridge the gap, bringing comfort, hope, and inspiration.

3. Words make the world work

   Things would be a lot harder without a means of communication! Words and their meanings allow us to function as a civilization, so we have a lot to thank them for.

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