Tuesday, August 24, 2010

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Hey, remember when I used to blog? I kind of do. And I think I enjoyed it. So maybe I'll do it more often. It's time to make my presence felt again on the Interwebs.

The spell check had better not give me any problems on that last word. Interweb is official now, making its dictionary debut along with other vocabularic atrocities like bromance, chillax and wardrobe malfunction. Surprisingly, cheeseball is also a new addition to the OED. I'm guessing it's been in Merriam-Webster for a while, considering the cheeseball was a Super Bowl staple long before the first wardrobe malfunction.

So now you have some new words to be wary of when playing Hangman. But you'd have better luck saving your stickman with the newbies than with some much older words. Someone with too much time on their hands figured out the hardest Hangman word of all--it's jazz. Kind of surprising, but it makes sense when you think about it.

Speaking of jazz...the other day, out of the blue, I remembered that I had a San Antonio Spurs t-shirt when I was a kid. I'm pretty sure it was my brother's shirt first, and like so many articles of clothing before and after it, it was passed on to me. But that's no excuse. That shirt had no business in my home, let alone touching my body. I'm hoping I can successfully repress this shameful memory again. Maybe buying a Jazz jersey would help. I can't decide between Al Jefferson and Othyus Jeffers. Either way, I'd have my name on the back, and I could feel like I'm part of the team.

Word up.

3 comments:

Just Julie said...

Everything about this post--the tone, word choice, style, links--seemed perfect and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Keep it up. The interweb needs it.

Thoroughly Modern Millie said...

So glad you know better than to wear a Spurs t-shirt now.

angelalois said...

Did you read that the OED is considering no longer publishing the big, fat dictionary? seems people consult the online dictionary more often, and the actual books aren't selling. I hate the word chillax, BTW. You'll never hear me use it in normal conversation.