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Fritinancy, 4 days ago to random

Last summer six members of San Francisco's @dolphinclub, all over 70, became the oldest American relay team to swim the English Channel. How could I not tell their story? https://open.substack.com/pub/fritinancy/p/i-made-a-movie

Fritinancy, 22 days ago to random

My tribute to Ilon Specht, the copywriter and creative director who transformed a global beauty brand with a four-word slogan. She died last month at 81. https://open.substack.com/pub/fritinancy/p/because-im-worth-it

Fritinancy, 1 month ago to random

April linkstack: A new look for Manischewitz, a new owner for The Onion, a nameless new hockey team in Utah, a century of crosswords, and more. ht @helenzaltzman @bgzimmer @grammargirl et al. https://fritinancy.substack.com/p/april-linkstack

Fritinancy, 4 months ago to random

New from me on @medium: The triumph of the swears. How enshittification, AITA, FAFO, et al. conquered the word-of-the-year contest. (Friend link)
Ht @stronglang @pluralistic
https://medium.com/@wordworking/the-triumph-of-the-swears-ded5963a0f53?sk=15f00c3056c953ca59beafe2f71cd941

Fritinancy, 4 months ago to random

The New York Times covered the American Dialect Society’s word-of-the-year vote and miraculously included the winner—“enshittification”—in its unexpurgated form. | cc @pluralistic (Gift link) https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/15/crosswords/linguistics-word-of-the-year.html?unlocked_article_code=1.N00.wDo9.AZPARUsRKWKl&smid=url-share

Fritinancy, 4 months ago to random

There was a lot of swearing at the American Dialect Society's word of the year vote on Friday, thanks in large part to Cory Doctorow @pluralistic and "enshittification." My summary for the @stronglang blog: https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/01/07/the-sweary-wotys/ #woty #woty2023

Fritinancy, 4 months ago to random

This just in: "enshittification" is the American Dialect Society's word of the year for 2023. Congratulations to its coiner, @pluralistic https://bsky.app/profile/jonbakos.bsky.social/post/3kibpginwtc24r

Fritinancy, 5 months ago to random

My words of the year, from “enshittification” (ht @pluralistic) to “sprinkle sprinkle.” https://fritinancy.substack.com/p/words-of-the-year-fritinancy-edition
#woty #woty2023

Fritinancy, 6 months ago to random

On Jezebel: the woman, the myth, the website (RIP). Ht @404mediaco @pluralistic https://fritinancy.substack.com/p/word-of-the-week-jezebel

Fritinancy, 7 months ago to random

Word of the week: Chumbox. Ads that are actually bait. https://open.substack.com/pub/fritinancy/p/word-of-the-week-chumbox

Fritinancy, 7 months ago to random

What makes a new word successful? My latest story for @medium , on Merriam-Webster's latest additions, words of the year, and “enshittification.” (Friend link)

#dictionaries
https://wordworking.medium.com/what-makes-a-new-word-successful-cd55279dd204?sk=1a61eaa939d42dd82e33c2fcd5f82580

Fritinancy, 8 months ago to random

For most of the 20th century, the verb “to contact”—to communicate with—was considered “grotesque” and even scandalous. A true history: https://open.substack.com/pub/fritinancy/p/when-contact-was-contemptible

Fritinancy, 9 months ago to random

Word of the week is now on Substack! This week's #wotw is "sletter," which comes from the fertile linguistic imagination of style/culture publication Blackbird Spylane. Read and subscribe! https://fritinancy.substack.com/p/word-of-the-week-sletter

Fritinancy, 9 months ago to random

Interested in an informed take on swearing, profanity, obscenities, and obscenicons? Follow @stronglang, newly arrived on Mastodon!

Fritinancy, 10 months ago to random

Word of the week: Pink. As in Barbie Pink, an actual Pantone color. https://nancyfriedman.typepad.com/away_with_words/2023/07/word-of-the-week-pink.html