tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771986852817302610.post2729453963144464333..comments2023-09-05T05:36:02.930-06:00Comments on .: A Word is Born!Ysabeau Wilcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684128551495819812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771986852817302610.post-66209045240789849482007-05-01T09:30:00.000-06:002007-05-01T09:30:00.000-06:00Of course you are right, sieur, and I blame blogge...Of course you are right, sieur, and I blame blogger's lack of spell-check! Actually, I blame myself...Thanks for the correction, which shall be duly corrected!Ysabeau Wilcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684128551495819812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771986852817302610.post-79877263907555676272007-05-01T06:59:00.000-06:002007-05-01T06:59:00.000-06:00Two words were coined, or else "lexographer" shoul...Two words were coined, or else "lexographer" should probably be "lexicographer," which means "someone who compiles, edits, and writes dictionaries," though even more pedantically, the word you want is "neologizer," meaning someone who creates new words.Grant Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486261989213504818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771986852817302610.post-33920130662940667722007-04-30T18:26:00.000-06:002007-04-30T18:26:00.000-06:00Though I like both romantasy and txtellent, I beli...Though I like both romantasy and txtellent, I believe that fillogy is your finest coining to-date. The world being currently full of fillogys, it's a word that definitely fills a void.Ysabeau Wilcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684128551495819812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771986852817302610.post-22369466388012174632007-04-30T17:53:00.000-06:002007-04-30T17:53:00.000-06:00I also coined "Romantasy" (fantasy driven by roman...I also coined "Romantasy" (fantasy driven by romance novel themes) and "Textellent" (a positive reaction to a text message, variant spellings "txtellent", "txtllnt").<BR/><BR/>Unsurprisingly, "Romantasy" was already well-used, with 19K+ google hits.Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955265859105436129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771986852817302610.post-50738025627875753392007-04-30T12:14:00.000-06:002007-04-30T12:14:00.000-06:00Rock on, Cake!Rock on, Cake!Paul Witcoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471607385211158481noreply@blogger.com