Fwd: New Word
Jesse Sheidlower
jester at PANIX.COM
Sun Feb 29 12:54:06 UTC 2004
On Sat, Feb 28, 2004 at 09:01:51PM -0800, Kim & Rima McKinzey wrote:
> Just got this from a friend. And was Jesse the one in the interview? Rima
This is not something I would have said, although it's
not inaccurate.
JTS
> >I heard the following, for the very first time last night. frienemy,
> >frienemies Friends who act more like enemies.
> >
> >Heard on the ET (Entertainment Television) Network in reference to the
> >closing of the very popular show 'Sex In The City', and it refers to how
> >the 4 women characters get along.
> >
> >I once saw an interview with the staff of the Oxford English Dictionary
> >and one of the guys said that America adds one new word to the English
> >language per DAY!
> >
> >So feel free to pass this one on to them.
> >
> >Cordially,
> >
> >Ken Thomson
> >San Francisco, CA
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