Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Mark Your Dictionaries


"Tank" is now the official, not-at-all-slangy term for "fall." (In a related development, "rise" has become "spike.")

6 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:19 AM

    And hype has long been the order of the day, perhaps the chief legacy of the 20th century.

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  2. More surprised that "skeds," for schedules, is now a term that's OK for publication.

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  3. "Spike," considering its origins on the news desk, has long made my sub's blood boil!

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  4. And yet, when you spike a volleyball, you propel it downward.

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  5. I agree with Brian. "Skeds" is what really makes me want to clutch my copyeditor heart. Lol.

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