Thrilled to see in the news this morning that ‘omnishambles’ – possibly one of my favourite words of all time – has now been officially named UK Word of the Year by the authoritative Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Coined by the excellent political satire (or possibly documentary) ‘The Thick of It’, to describe a collection of government blunders, it has fast evolved to describe any situation that has been utterly and comprehensively mismanaged. Not only has it spawned its own adjective – omnishambolic – but it has also been swiftly adapted to fit a variety of politically embarrassing situations, notably Romneyshambles, describing Mitt Romney’s ill-judged comments on the UK”s Olympics preparedness.
Perhaps someone could now tell the computer spellcheck?
Well excitement over, we’ll be back with our regular grammar and punctuation tips in just a few days so check back again soon.
