"Salish Sea" beats "Twitter" as Name of the Year

From the Kitsap (WA) Sun:

The name "Salish Sea" has been chosen over "Twitter" as the American Name Society’s "Name of the Year." The Salish Sea is defined as the inland waterway in Washington and British Columbia that includes Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Strait of Georgia.

"I think it is significant because it is a brand new name," said Cleveland Evans, who conducted the competition for the American Name Society, an academic organization. "It fits ecological interests, being invented by a biologist. And it has a Native American connection, chosen from a name for a broad ethnic group..."

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