pudge's Journal: Stupid Words

I hate the word "blog." But really, it's no worse than "movie." That's probably one of the dumbest words in the English language, and it's not going anywhere.

Just be thankful.

[nandorman]

Just think, at least "talkie" went the way of the Dodo.

Re:Just be thankful.

[pudge]

Yeah, but probably only because it became obsolete. Sorta like "podcast" will be (well, it was obsolete from the beginning, but will become moreso, as all audio programs get broadcasted online, and we just once again misuse the word "radio" to cover all such things).

Abused words

[nxtw]

I hate it when words are used in a context in which they don't belong. For example, the word "tether" is used by some to refer to the act of connecting to the Internet from a computer or PDA through a cellular phone.

Re:Abused words

[Talinom]

I hate it when words are used in a context in which they don't belong.

[begin lisp]
Inconceivable!
[end lisp]

Blog means what????

[Dark Coder]

I've always wondered what Blog means... I know it when I see one, but is it...

    Byte
    Logger
    Originated
    Garbage

???

Re:Blog means what????

[baldass_newbie]

I'm not sure if you're being cynical, but 'blog' is an abbreviated form of 'weB LOG'.
Although your definition makes more sense.

Moo

[Chacham]

Keirsey talks about the way the four types of people communicate. Artisan's speech is like a song, he says, and perhaps that's where the term came from.

That is, whereas NT's are usually functional, naming things based on what they are: "lightbulb", "electronic mail", "resistor", "complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor", and then creating TLAs or other mneumonics as required for the sake of sanity, SPs use what flows off the tongue. And, where NT's terms end up being objective, SPs terms end up being subjec