Archive for June, 2008
Technology Talk
It took some time for parents (the baby boomers) to understand what it meant when we said we were “IMing” or “texting.”
Then came blogging, podcasting, and vodcasting.
By this point, if the baby boomers weren’t following the new generations’ every move, then they were utterly lost and could be found googling “BRB” and “LOL” just to understand what [...]
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Tags: baby boomers, podcasting, technology talks, texting, tweet, twitter, vodcasting
New Words On The Block
Some people intently watch ESPN to see which players will be drafted to their favorite teams, while I anticipate the time when Merriam-Webster adds new words to the dictionary (I am an utter word nerd and proud of it).
The last word party kicked off in 2006, when Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition was filled to [...]
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Tags: dictionary, language, merriam webster, new words, words
Gas… the new curse word
Unless you live under a rock, then you’ve heard and read about “gas,” the hot topic and three-letter word of the moment. This one syllable wonder is dominating conversations and is dripping with anger and passion, as many are now cursing the word.
According to Merriam Webster, there are several varying definitions of “gas,” both as [...]
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Tags: chaos, etymology, fuel, gas, J.B, merriam webster, online etymology dictionary, slang, van Helmont, word origin
