The TV host Stephen Colbert got an approving nod from the Global Language Monitor for his latest inventions, in what concerns the English language, 'truthiness' and 'Wikiality', which were named the official buzzwords of the year.

The announcement was made last night, before the Emmy Awards and regular definitions were made up for the two words used by the political satirist. 'Truthiness' will mean, from now on, 'truth unencumbered by the facts', while 'Wikiality' (derived from the all too popular information site, Wikipedia), 'reality as determined by a majority vote'.

Among other words taken from TV programs and which definitely made an impact on language this year, were: 'Katrina' (referring to stories about the destructions brought by the hurricane), 'Katie' (Katie Couric's move to the news department at CBS) and 'Dr. McDreamy' (Patrick Dempsey's character in 'Grey's Anatomy').

Although many critics argue that such tendencies will eventually lead to the corruption of the language, the Global Language Monitor considers that language trends reflect the changes in today's society and that it's more than essential to analyze them. 'Some of these buzzwords will quickly pass while others will be embedded in the language for years to come', the president of the Monitor said yesterday.