bloodyrosemccoy: Beast from X-Men at the computer, grinning wickedly (Beastly)
bloodyrosemccoy ([personal profile] bloodyrosemccoy) wrote2010-06-24 04:14 am

Language Check!

[Poll #1583171]

Also, this one’s not as official, but you’re welcome to use the comments to fill in the hilarious current ironic internet slang term that will take on another layer of irony when the next generation finds out our dorky selves used it back in the day!

[identity profile] padparadscha.livejournal.com 2010-06-24 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
although I have a soft spot in my brain for the Toobs.

Ah, Ted Stevens. 'Twas his most positive lasting contribution to humanity.

And at this point I've heard "triple-w" used mostly as a synonym for "internet," only with ironic connotations. (But then, every synonym for "internet" has ironic connotations.) And as a descriptivist, that's where my interest lies--in how folks use it.

Every once in a while I toss in "interblag" because it stuck in my head ever since <a href="http://xkcd.com/181/>that one comic</a>.

[identity profile] gwalla.livejournal.com 2010-06-24 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
That chart is missing "webternet".