Recency illusion: today's example

[Dan Goncharoff]

The issue here is that the word disappeared and reappeared. If
neologism is incorrect, then what is the correct term for these
phoenix words? (OT -- "phoenix" is a nounjective, as I understand it)

DanG



On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 9:07 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 7:35 PM, victor steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> "Three yeas ago" is clear--and is wrong. But what's the shelf life of a
>> "neologism" before it is no longer a neologism? That is, how long can we
>> refer to something as "neologism"?
>>
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> Most likely, it depends upon the person. After all, "Self is the
> measure of all things," as the saying goes. If it's a neologism to
> *me*, then, clearly, it's a neologism. Q.E.D.
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