A term for how the internet affects English?

[Tom Zurinskas]

http://maxshores.com/kudzu/

Kudzu is an invasive species that is snuffing out native plants.  It's hard to kill.
Is the internet becoming economic kudzu, snuffing out jobs?  I think so.


Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+
see truespel.com phonetic spelling




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> Kudzulicious?
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> LH
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> At 6:22 PM -0400 8/31/10, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> >In a word, kudzuization.
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> >That will be $250.
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> >JL
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> >On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
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> >> A colleague writes:
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> >> >(I'm looking for a new word that will compare the effects of the
> >> >internet on English to the effects of kudzu on Georgia.)
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> >> Joel
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