"slangevity"

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Jun 24, 2011, at 8:33 AM, Charlie Doyle wrote:

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> Then there is the not-very-uncommon "shortgevity."  In most such constructions (but not necessarily in "slangevity"), the "g" /d3/ has migrated from the historical "long-" to the "-[a]evity" part.  So we have a [pseudo]morpheme "-gevity." [an incipient libfix -- AMZ]

Yes, indeed, "shortgevity" ‘short(er) lifespan’, as applied to human beings, computer media, predictions, careers, etc. On the order of 900 raw ghits, most having to do with lifespans in different nations.

added as a comment on my blog posting.

arnold

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