Cynthia Pasquale's article in the Denver Post,
Word watchers navigate sea of change in English language, is worth a read if only for the list of new words at its end. Here are a couple of my personal favorites:
Fauxhemian: Those people who adopt aspects of the appearance and trappings of the Bohemian lifestyle without actually straying too far from the straight and narrow of social conventions.
Isn't that a powerfully descriptive word? Should absolutely be included on anyone's list of new words with staying power. Here is another beauty:
Meanderthal: A person who walks particularly slowly and aimlessly, often toting cellphones and delaying pedestrian or motor traffic.
Another one that conjures up mental pictures of frustrating circs.
Go read the article, and when you're done, post some new words in the comment section below. If you're really itching to know how the English language is changing,
go check out WordSpy.com, a wonderful site that allows the dictionary-reader in you to look like you're surfing the web, checking out all the cool sites where the hip dudes and chicks hang. (Is hip dated?)
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Hey D -- loved the article too, and enjoy watching the evolution of new words so appropriate to who we are today and how we think.
BTW, the link to CYNTHIA PASQUALE's article is broken, but here is a working link to another paper that picked it up:
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/life/atoz/article_924147.php
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