What is an Un-Word you ask?
An Un-Word is something that people use as if it was a word, but is not a word acknowledged by any reputable dictionary.
I will rule out the one obvious choice (irregardless, which people use as if the word regardless was somehow insufficient while expropriating its meaning).
So, my submission, from an esteemed Genetic Scientist who has worked on the reconstruction of Wooly Mamoth Hemoglobin....
Boughten (one presumes a verb).
The context of use suggests the word 'bought' was meant instead.
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Using "aks" instead of "ask".
ReplyDeleteYou should do a follow-up post on B/S buzzwords like sustainable, paradigm...
ReplyDeleteI have to say that the un-word(s) that bug me is l33t speak. There is nothing wrong with vowels, acronyms are not any easier to read; in fact they reduce speed of comprehension.
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