[Ads-l] Words old and new

[Nancy Friedman]

I wrote about “parklet” in 2012:

https://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2012/01/word-of-the-week-parklet.html


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On Fri, Mar 29, 2024, 9:27 PM victor steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Three words this week that grabbed my attention. First, the bridge collapse
> in Baltimore Harbor was preceded by a desperate message from the container
> ship's captain warning of a high risk of "allision". I can't say I've seen
> this term in normal use recently and this is the first time I've seen it in
> US media. I've only come across it previously in old naval records.
>
> Second, one of the conditions that are still being negotiated in the
> extention of the lease for two of Washington DC's pro teams is the
> elimination of "Sixth Street streeteries". This appears to be merely my own
> ignorance, as the term "streetery" has been in heavy use, apparently, since
> the post-pandemic re-openings. Oddly enough, although it's been in use in
> DC, Philadelphia, Baltimore and NYC, I've never heard the reference in
> Boston or Boston suburbia over the past four years.
>
> "Streetery" comes with an alternative-design partner - "parklet". This one
> appears to have been in use well before 2020, although I did not try to
> trace it.
>
> Details on both terms here
> https://www.terracastproducts.com/parklet-and-streetery-design/
>
> VS-)
>
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