23 Jun 2006
The word “derivative” sprung up on Delancey Place last week. Delancey Place is a brief daily email with an interesting excerpt or quote from a book or magazine article. Reading it is a favorite daily ritual. I am constantly impressed with the quality and diversity of the excerpts. I strongly recommend subscribing. It is free [...]
22 Jul 2005
Today’s word, wonk, was spotted at boingboing.net. The dictionary describes the noun wonk as an excessively studious student, a nerd or a geek. The modern connotation is more nuanced. Today wonk usually connotes a someone well versed or at least very interested in the details and rules. The BoingBoing post describes Ben Hammersley as an [...]
21 Jul 2005
Today we have a great new word that is both a neologism because you won’t find it in a dictionary and it is a portmanteau because it is a combination of two other words. It is screencast.A screencast is a recording of a computer screen. It is usually narrated. Screencasts are often used to explain [...]
30 Jun 2005
Today’s word is actually just initials. They are A.D.R.. And they have been haunting me for years now. When I see a movie at the theater I like to stay and watch the credits. I think it is interesting to see how many people it takes to make a movie and what interesting jobs they [...]
24 Dec 2004
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