is there a name for this?

[Scot LaFaive]

Although this is the first I've thought of it, I think I will create the camp of "despamafication." Sounds severe and unstoppable.
 
Scot L.



> Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:49:58 -0400> From: laurence.horn at YALE.EDU> Subject: Re: is there a name for this?> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> > ---------------------- Information from the mail header -----------------------> Sender: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>> Poster: Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU>> Subject: Re: is there a name for this?> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------> > At 10:21 AM -0400 10/23/06, Barnhart wrote:> >I've been spending a lot of time lately deleting unwanted junk mail from> >my e-mail box. Is there a name for this activity? Some days are worse> >than others. However, when I get home from being away for couple of days,> >it seems to take a significant chunk out of my other work.> >> >Regards,> >David> > I've referred to this activity as "despamming", although that may be> slightly too narrow.> > LH> > ------------------------------------------------------------> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org
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