http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2009/06/english-language-records-millionth-word-today-kind/ The adventures of a new freelance copywriter Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:09:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2009/06/english-language-records-millionth-word-today-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-47727 Care/IdeaJump Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:14:38 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=745#comment-47727 Fun! I just yesterday found out what portmanteau means - it's very startling to see it used. Or did I just ignore it in the past, before I knew what it meant? Hmmmm. Interesting post! Fun! I just yesterday found out what portmanteau means – it’s very startling to see it used. Or did I just ignore it in the past, before I knew what it meant? Hmmmm. Interesting post!

]]> http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2009/06/english-language-records-millionth-word-today-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-45374 Henry Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:33:23 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=745#comment-45374 Online dictionaries are such a joke. They're just pandering to people who don't know how to properly use the language. My personal favorite... Impactful, as in "That was an impactful speech." It's not a word n00bs. If you use it, I'll defriend you. Online dictionaries are such a joke. They’re just pandering to people who don’t know how to properly use the language. My personal favorite…
Impactful, as in “That was an impactful speech.”
It’s not a word n00bs. If you use it, I’ll defriend you.

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