tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post4874639245268189562..comments2024-03-27T19:11:37.620-04:00Comments on You Don't Say: Another damn word of the yearJohn McIntyrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-69407273260676729172009-12-26T21:46:58.596-05:002009-12-26T21:46:58.596-05:00crash blossom made NYTimes list of 2009 words toocrash blossom made NYTimes list of 2009 words tooDANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-78060016880591150052009-12-26T21:46:03.210-05:002009-12-26T21:46:03.210-05:00did you know, Nessie3's "crash blossom&qu...did you know, Nessie3's "crash blossom" term made the NY Times top words of the year list, too. See Ben Schott's blog on language there for the details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-27982176363687939812009-12-23T16:10:56.063-05:002009-12-23T16:10:56.063-05:00How about crapitalism, a word that implies where m...How about crapitalism, a word that implies where my investments went?Wordjonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-67863703910838911812009-12-23T12:10:03.396-05:002009-12-23T12:10:03.396-05:00A Dear John Letter.
Dear John:
A vertical dotted...A Dear John Letter.<br /><br />Dear John:<br /><br />A vertical dotted line between a gray and blue area on a page is a visual distraction. <br /><br />Solid line, please.<br /><br />Sign me: Computer-Human Interface Design WhinerCODhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04031800637119867463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-16123918353969118962009-12-23T09:00:38.736-05:002009-12-23T09:00:38.736-05:00I couldn't help but be reminded of the word &q...I couldn't help but be reminded of the word "craptacular," a blend of crap and spectacular. I think it was first used on The Simpsons. It seems to have about the same meaning.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222724277080710042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-66664410032633809852009-12-23T04:03:18.438-05:002009-12-23T04:03:18.438-05:00Surely mavens reckon their female relatives "...Surely mavens reckon their female relatives "up by dozens" rather than "by the dozens"?Pickynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-21096446446384387032009-12-22T22:50:01.590-05:002009-12-22T22:50:01.590-05:00Prefer the more explosive, splattershot sound of c...Prefer the more explosive, splattershot sound of craptacular.JMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583038655031322184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-16249487818695176512009-12-22T21:17:20.071-05:002009-12-22T21:17:20.071-05:00Others will suggest this too. I nominate "mee...Others will suggest this too. I nominate "meep" as a late entry. What better sums up this dismal decade, this pre-decimated century, this where-is-my-jetpack age? Meep!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com