Affix of the decade

[Herb Stahlke]

And it seems to be replacing the e- prefix of the 90s.  Who says the
Great Vowel Shift is over.

Herb

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Scot LaFaive <slafaive at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I know we like to do the Word of the Year every year, but I think this
> decade also calls for an Affix of the Year. Namely, the prefix "i-" as in
> "iPod," "iPlayer," "iCarly," "iGoogle," etc. It seems to be increasingly
> used with technology hoping to be "hip" and "coo." Can i get a second?
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> iScot
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