What economists say about Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2010. - By Annie Lowrey - Slate Magazine

What economists say about Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2010. - By Annie Lowrey - Slate Magazine: "Say what you will about its appeal (or lack thereof) as fiscal policy, but the Top Word of 2010, according to Merriam-Webster, is austerity. The distinction is based on its popularity on the dictionary's Web site, and runners-up were pragmatic, moratorium, socialism, bigot, doppelgänger, shellacking, ebullient, dissident, and furtive. Try using all of those in a sentence."