Unique New York; Merriam-Webster press release makes news

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UNIQUE NEW YORK
  
I've added this to my "Big Apple" web site. If Fred Shapiro or Jonathan 
Lighter or others have anything on it, please let me know.
  
Unique New York
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MERRIAM-WEBSTER PRESS RELEASE MAKES NEWS
  
It's on page three of my Sunday New York Post. Heck, "Mary Kay's secret love 
letters" are on the front page and are splashed on pages 4-5. Yes, Mary Kay's 
"secret" love letters. What a news scoop. Timely, tasteful and poignant.
  
Here's the big news press release. Merriam-Webster has added words. Shocking!
  
  
Merriam-Webster Takes Stand on Teensploitation
Thursday July 15, 12:20 pm ET   
More new words added to Eleventh Edition of Collegiate(R) Dictionary 
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Just as American teens start hearing the 
phrase "back-to-school" everywhere they turn, one last reminder of summer comes 
along, as the word teensploitation -- defined as "the exploitation of 
teenagers by producers of teen-oriented films" -- has been given a thumbs-up from 
Merriam-Webster's language experts for inclusion in the newest version of its 
best-selling Collegiate Dictionary. "We've been watching this word since 1982," 
said John M. Morse, president and publisher of Merriam- Webster Inc., "and it's 
a word that probably would never have been invented if we didn't already have 
the related word blaxploitation, which was coined in the 1970s."
  
"Up until a few years ago, teensploitation appeared almost exclusively in 
show-business publications," Morse added, "but in recent years it has gone 
mainstream, appearing in publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, and The New York 
Times. On the basis of that pattern of usage, the editors decided it was time 
to add the word to the dictionary."
  
Also new to the 2004 copyright of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 
Eleventh Edition are body wrap ("a body treatment involving the application of 
usu. oils or gels followed by a wrapping of the body with a sheet"), clafouti 
("a dessert consisting of a layer of fruit topped with batter and baked") and 
pleather ("a plastic fabric made to look like leather").
  
These and other new words join the more than 10,000 new words and meanings 
introduced when the new Eleventh Edition launched in July 2003. The 2004 update 
brings the in-print total to more than one million copies for this edition, 
which for the first time combined a print dictionary with a CD-ROM and online 
access. "Everything about it has exceeded our expectations," said Morse.
  
For a list of the latest Collegiate Dictionary entries-and their 
definitions-please visit Merriam-Webster OnLine (http://www.Merriam- Webster.com). For 
additional information on how words are selected for a Merriam-Webster 
dictionary, or to arrange an interview on this topic with John M. Morse, please contact 
Arthur J. Bicknell, Senior Publicist, at the above address.
  
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
  
Merriam-Webster Inc. acquired the rights to revise and publish Noah Webster's 
dictionaries in 1843. Since then, Merriam-Webster has maintained an ongoing 
commitment to innovation, scholarship, and love of language. Today, the company 
continues as the leader in both print and electronic language reference 
publishing with reference products, learning tools, and word games. For more 
information about the company, and about the new Merriam-Webster's Collegiate 
Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, visit Merriam-Webster OnLine at 
http://www.Merriam-Webster.com.