tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post5576722775866995047..comments2024-03-16T00:21:43.240+00:00Comments on Separated by a Common Language: nominations: British Word of the Yearlynneguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-60181754728192662902006-12-11T09:28:00.000+00:002006-12-11T09:28:00.000+00:00Another American WOTY, as selected by Dennis Baron...Another American WOTY, as selected by Dennis Baron on <A href="http://webtools.uiuc.edu/blog/view?blogId=25&topicId=429&count=&ACTION=TOPIC_DIALOGS&skinId=286">The Web of Language</a>: <b>roadside bomb</b>.lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-57748795652432980542006-12-10T13:07:00.000+00:002006-12-10T13:07:00.000+00:00Stop (the) press(es):
Merriam-Webster has joined ...Stop (the) press(es):<br /><br />Merriam-Webster has joined the WOTY game with an on-line survey, which declared <I><B>truthiness</b></I> the word of this year. This happened to be the American Dialect Society's word of last year. The fact that it was an on-line poll leaves open, of course, the possibility that there was a concerted effort by Stephen Colbert fans to stuff the ballot boxes.<br /><br />Here's the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/09/word.year.ap/index.html">CNN story</a>.lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-47253823162577421642006-12-10T12:45:00.000+00:002006-12-10T12:45:00.000+00:00Anyone can vote on the American WOTY, if they (a) ...Anyone can vote on the American WOTY, if they (a) join the American Dialect Society ($25 for students, $50 for others), and (b) go to their January meeting (this year in Anaheim, California 4-6 Jan). There is a vote--and campaigning!<br /><br />I'd say that <I>waterboard</I> is more of an American WOTY candidate--but others are welcome to disagree.lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-34713573068162847522006-12-10T00:47:00.000+00:002006-12-10T00:47:00.000+00:00I wish we could vote on the American WOY, but that...I wish we could vote on the American WOY, but that seems to be a top-down decision. Anyway, my choice would be:<br /><br />waterboard<br /><br />Not sure if it's been as important in Britain as over here in the States?Hieronimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809218002707778629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-68907193129532208522006-12-09T16:12:00.000+00:002006-12-09T16:12:00.000+00:00I say 'double zero' or 'double oh' too; never hear...I say 'double zero' or 'double oh' too; never heard anyone say 'zero zero' or 'oh oh' for the clothes size 00...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-11418184633245529432006-12-08T23:20:00.000+00:002006-12-08T23:20:00.000+00:00I must admit to liking Schadengoogle, but Sullivan...I must admit to liking <i>Schadengoogle</I>, but Sullivan's <a href+"http://time.blogs.com/daily_dish/2006/12/googlefreude_1.html">now noted</A> Paul's <I>Googleschaden</I>--so maybe that has a future!lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-83609635508757343762006-12-08T23:06:00.000+00:002006-12-08T23:06:00.000+00:00I've taken the liberty of removing an abusive, ano...I've taken the liberty of removing an abusive, anonymous post.lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-81807867950700726462006-12-08T20:48:00.000+00:002006-12-08T20:48:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-17359480536918338702006-12-08T16:03:00.000+00:002006-12-08T16:03:00.000+00:00How about Schadengoogle to make the parallel to sc...How about <b>Schadengoogle</b> to make the parallel to schadenfreude a little clearer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-33127675498508053082006-12-08T01:56:00.000+00:002006-12-08T01:56:00.000+00:00Yes, Googleschaden is better. I knew something wa...Yes, Googleschaden is better. I knew something wasn't quite right.Mapeelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149683683413237283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-67237797363921462242006-12-07T22:45:00.000+00:002006-12-07T22:45:00.000+00:00I pronounce it 'double zero'.I pronounce it 'double zero'.lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-56754371233458095132006-12-07T10:52:00.000+00:002006-12-07T10:52:00.000+00:00Or maybe Googleschaden since that connotes the gri...Or maybe <b>Googleschaden</b> since that connotes the grief rather than the joy.<br /><br />BTW, my thanks to two lurking posters who only identify themselves in their direct approaches to me as <b>kmoss</b> and <b>ncampbell</b> and who ask about the pronunciation of my BWOTY-candidate <b>00</b>. No, ladies, it's not /u:/ but /'ziɹəuziɹəu/.Paul Danonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816761952837296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-64243022978637276542006-12-06T22:20:00.000+00:002006-12-06T22:20:00.000+00:00I like your site.
Here's an idea I saw over at An...I like your site.<br /><br />Here's an idea I saw over at Andrew Sullivan's today. It's probably too narrow to be the BWOTY, but Sullivan is a grood BrE/AmE crossover himself.<br /><br />Googlefreude<br /><br />"We need a new term to describe the way in which pundits' past pontifications can now come back to haunt them."Mapeelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149683683413237283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-67272582913310150642006-12-05T23:23:00.000+00:002006-12-05T23:23:00.000+00:00Hm, complete lack of response to my call for democ...Hm, complete lack of response to my call for democracy. Could it be (she said, knowingly provoking) that the British are more comfortable with royal decrees (al Dent-e) than democratic choice?lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-27758752311246552982006-12-04T00:07:00.000+00:002006-12-04T00:07:00.000+00:00I say 'pah' to Susie Dent's word! Pah! Where's th...I say 'pah' to Susie Dent's word! Pah! Where's the democracy in her WOTY? Let's have our own! (Vote for bovvered if you like!)lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-87097720330958828632006-12-03T19:59:00.000+00:002006-12-03T19:59:00.000+00:00I live a cloistered life, in that I lack the benef...I live a cloistered life, in that I lack the benefit (if such it be) of television. May I nevertheless suggest <b>00</b> as in <b>size 00</b>?Paul Danonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816761952837296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-56767903178094526132006-12-02T14:05:00.000+00:002006-12-02T14:05:00.000+00:00In case you missed it, Susie Dent and Oxford Unive...In case you missed it, Susie Dent and Oxford University Press picked a UK Word of the Year: <i><a href="http://blog.oup.com/oupblog/2006/10/bovvered_word_o.html">bovvered</a></i>. (<i>WAG</i> was one of the <a href="http://blog.oup.com/oupblog/2006/10/yesterday_we_in.html">runners-up</a>.)Ben Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927962158447853691noreply@blogger.com