More Global Language Monitor silliness

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On 2/5/06, Mark A. Mandel <mamandel at ldc.upenn.edu> wrote:
>
> Benjamin Zimmer <bgzimmer at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU> wrote:
> >>>>>
>
> On 1/29/06, Benjamin Zimmer <bgzimmer at ling.upenn.edu> wrote:
> > As if their inane annual word lists weren't bad enough, now the Global
> > Language Monitor has hoodwinked a New York Times reporter into buying
> > a whole truckload of nonsense...
> >
> > -----
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/realestate/29cov.html
> [snip]
>
> And now Mr. Payack has pulled his snow job on the Times of London...
>
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> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2025248,00.html
> The Sunday Times        February 05, 2006
> <<<<<
>
> So, Ben, ya gonna call them on it?

I did my best...

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--Ben Zimmer

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