Topic: Paul Payack

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee for U.S. president, used the passive voice far more in the last debate than Republican John McCain, an analysis says.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The proprietor of a San Diego-based Web site tracking the English language says the tongue is nearing the milestone of its one millionth word.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Variations of Obama -- as in Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois -- have "obamacized" the American lexicon, a language monitor said.

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The Global Language Monitor of San Diego has named "iPOD," "flash," "cookie" and "kernel" as among the most confusing high tech words of the year.