(L-R) Lisa Simpson, Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, "The Simpsons Movie" producer Matt Groening, Simpsons director David Silverman, and Simpsons producer James L. Brooks stand for a photo at the hometown premiere of "The Simpsons Movie" at the Springfield Movie Theater in Springfield, Vermont on July 21, 2007.(UPI Photo/Matthew Healey) | License Photo
Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson in the television show "The Simpsons", kisses his Emmy award for outstanding voice-over performance at the 2009 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 12, 2009. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo
Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson in the animated motion picture comedy "The Simpsons Movie", arrives at the premiere of the film in the Westwood section of Los Angeles on July 24, 2007. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | License Photo
Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson in the animated motion picture comedy "The Simpsons Movie", arrives at the premiere of the film in the Westwood section of Los Angeles on July 24, 2007. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | License Photo
Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson in the animated motion picture comedy "The Simpsons Movie", arrives at the premiere of the film in the Westwood section of Los Angeles on July 24, 2007. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | License Photo
Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson in the animated motion picture comedy "The Simpsons Movie", arrives at the premiere of the film in the Westwood section of Los Angeles on July 24, 2007. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | License Photo
LONDON, March 25 (UPI) -- A London company said its survey of international linguists picked the annoyed grunt "D'oh" as the greatest contribution to English by "The Simpsons."
Today Translations, a London-based company employing more than 2,600 translators in more than 60 countries, said its survey of 320 language experts found 37 percent of the respondents believe Homer Simpson's "D'oh" to be the greatest contribution the world's longest-running sitcom, in its 21st year, has made to the English language, The Times of London reported Thursday.
Other "Simpsons" contributions picked by the linguists include "introubulate," to get someone in trouble, "craptacular," spectacularly crap, and Bart Simpson's famous dismissal, "eat my shorts."
"Homer Simpson must be the most influential wordsmith since Shakespeare," said Jurga Zilinskiene, chief executive of Today Translations. "And thanks to The Simpsons, combined with the power of the internet, ours must be the greatest golden age for new words since Shakespeare's own."
