Last month U.K. dictionary publisher Collins (site) came out with its ninth edition, including some recent words.
Now U.S. dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster (site) has released its 2007 update.
The U.K. words don’t move me one way or the other, but a few of the U.S. words bothered me. To wit:
Hardscape (benches and such in landscaping): Aren’t trees pretty hard? And have you heard of rocks?
Microgreen (celery shoots, etc.): What’s wrong with shoots? They don’t even seem small enough to deserve “micro.”
Viewshed: Is this actually different from view or vista?
I’ve never heard or seen any of these words used. We’ll see how common they become.