RE: I had say it because I was afraid no one else would.

Subject: RE: I had say it because I was afraid no one else would.
From: "Boudreaux, Madelyn (GE Healthcare, consultant)" <MadelynBoudreaux -at- ge -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 14:30:31 -0500

On Behalf Of Lin Sims
>> On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Sarah Stegall <sstegall -at- bivio -dot- net>
wrote:
>> Don't bother arguing with me on this point. On anything else, we can
>> agree to disagree, but on this one I am not rational.

o.O

For the record, I think it would be pretty cool if companies hired poets
to coin terms for them. Maybe that can be part of the stimulus package!

>As James Nicholls says:
>The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that
>English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow
>words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways
>to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.

I love this quotation, and I love even more that Nicholls engaged in a
little language mugging -- I mean term coining -- in this quotation. As
far as I can tell, this is the only place you find the word "cribhouse"
written that way.

I'd say more, but I have some podcasts* to stream+, then I want to blog*
about some apps** I think are cool+.

* Eeek, made up words!
** Eeeeeee! Truncated, made up word!!!
+ ARGH! What do waterways and the temperature have to do with it?

- Madelyn, NOT arguing, just poking gentle fun which is probably not
wise when someone has just stated their irrationality. I'm counting on
distance to protect me.
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References:
RE: I had say it because I was afraid no one else would.: From: Sarah Stegall
Re: I had say it because I was afraid no one else would.: From: Lin Sims

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