Geezer Lingo Banned

Wed Jan 30 21:44:56 UTC 2013

Even stupider is the fact that he's invented new terms he thinks we should use instead. Good luck with that...

Geoffrey S. Nathan
Faculty Liaison, C&IT
and Professor, Linguistics Program
http://blogs.wayne.edu/proftech/
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> From: "John Baker" <JBAKER at STRADLEY.COM>
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 4:39:18 PM
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> The writer is tilting at windmills. Here's his list of "13 Tech Terms
> You Should Never Say Again":

> Dial (verb)
> Tune In/Stay Tuned
> Tape (verb)
> Webcam
> Blog (noun)
> Desktop Computer
> Film (verb)
> Smartphone
> Surf the Web
> Desktop Publishing
> Personal Cloud
> Super Phone
> Set-Top Box

> Most or all of the first ten are in wide use and in no danger of
> disappearing just because Avram Piltch doesn't like them.

> John Baker

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> From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On
> Behalf Of Jonathan Lighter
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 4:25 PM
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> Subject: Geezer Lingo Banned

> Don't be retro, grampa:

> http://news.yahoo.com/13-tech-terms-never-again-201251980.html

> JL

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