Tuesday, June 16, 2009

What's the Word?

Here's an article about the one-millionth English word and the predictable controversy amongst academics. Guess what it is? Web 2.0. How appropriate.

4 comments:

  1. Ughhhh at least it wasn't "octomom".

    (which was apparently in the running.)

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  2. "Octomom" is on my list of words that I hope to never hear used again (though inevitably it will be).

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  3. I second that. also, I'm a late convert to the Swirlies and missed their show. why did I not get into shoegaze when it was first happening? (there is no good answer to this question!) my old roommates were obsessed with the Swirlies back when I was still getting into the early NY punk, so I never really gave them a chance until recently. However, one of my favorite things about them is how much they sound like the early-period Lilys, who I was (and still am) really into!

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