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A People’s Dictionary? Words Web 2.0 style

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

I’ve long been one who “protests” the dictionary as a form of enslavement! It is a traffic cop, a false prophet saying and prescribing what words are “right” and which are “wrong”. BAAAAAAHHHHH
This delightful TED Talk is really entertaining and in her quirky way, this “lexicographer” pleads for technology to liberate words and give us [...]

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The Buzz Words of 2008

Thursday, January 1, 2009

The Buzz Words of 2008 (Click to view the presentation)
Every year, thousands of new words enter the lexicon of the English language. That’s the power of English globally, its flexibility and malleability. However, each year, thousands of words die…. It is like life and death, an endless concerto.
But let’s look at life! These are the [...]

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