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TJ says, "keep on keeping on!"

10 minutes ago
In response to "Words At Fifty"

Annette

- Like I said, someone else may have invented it independently. Surfers were using "radical" before "someone" shortened it.

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about 3 hours ago
In response to "Words At Fifty"

I coined a lot of new terms and phrases in the mid-70s, but I drank so much in the 80s that I forgot all of them. I blame it on the damn moths, but nobody uses the phrase "moth-effect".

Currently, I'm trying to counter the squirrel effect. Wish me luck.

Annette

about 4 hours ago
In response to "Words At Fifty"

I am willing to believe that you coined "rad." But can you elaborate on that and how you spread it across the US? CA seems to have a subscription to "rad" in surfer and skater lingo. How did you get it from East to West?

about 9 hours ago
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Brandiwyn🎶 v.2026

- I didn't forget it. French toast is absolutely sexual, especially the way I make it (with challah and cream)..

Brandiwyn🎶 v.2026

about 9 hours ago
In response to "Words At Fifty"

You're secretly besties with Al Gore, aren't you?

Also, how did you forget French toast?? It's about as close to cake for breakfast as you can come without being actual cake.

about 9 hours ago
In response to "Words At Fifty"

- You got me to look it up. The etymology is very interesting; it seems to be from the same root as "cathedral," originally a word describing where a bishop sat. Later, I guess it developed the definition of any standalone piece of furniture for one person (or two if they really, really like each other) to sit.

about 9 hours ago
In response to "Words At Fifty"

I like hesring about new words and their origins..I've always wanted to know who coined the word chair and how it became associated with a "chair".

a day ago
In response to "Pawpaw Patrol"

Didn't know it was a fruit..learned something today. Thanks

Annette

Jan 7, 2026 at 1:50pm
In response to "Greek Geeks"

I understand your issue with the word "scientist" for people who practiced observations and deducing theories before the word "scientist" was coined.

However.

We call all kinds of things by modern words that weren't in use. I think that most readers find an article that uses language that they can easily translate into meaning more accessible than an article that fizzles out on semantics that don't help the point that the article is attempting to make.

To the point of misinformation. It's a big problem. There are too many people who rely on clips they find on social media for "information" rather than at least give journalists a chance first.

An example from my life. My coworker found a video of a Latina who is "signed up" to travel to Mars. No, she isn't. She is training for it on her family's dime. That woman has not been recruited or been accepted into any official Mars exploration program. But my coworker thought that this woman's wishful thinking video was reality. It's exhausting to explain to grown adults how to fact check things they find online.