Allan Metcalf on NPR

Tue Jan 27 19:41:28 UTC 2009

It was great to hear Allan Metcalf, "expert on naming," on NPP last night, and to hear that it's the speakers who collectively and ultimately determine the success of new words: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99885806

~Kate


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