Wordsmiting.
I don't know if this was an intentional pun or not, but I'm sitting in a V6 operations presentation at IETF right now, and this was the last bullet item on the slide. I like this word much better than wordsmithing, because it tells it like it is - usually too much is said, rather than too little, and so the best wordsmithing probably is wordsmiting. Or maybe I just like delightfully accidental typo-generated puns. Yes, it's probably that.
posted by Ted Lemon at 12:13 PM
6 Comments:
Heh. As a former editor, I can tell you that some texts are beyond the power of mere wordsmithing and need some wordsmiting instead.
=v= This is an unusually-short blog entry for you. Presumably for obvious reasons.
On the contrary, if I were a competent wordsmiter I would have removed at least the last two sentences in my post. So obviously the reason I like the word is whimsical rather than practical.
I like it too. Thanks for sharing.
You might (or might not) like this blog entry.
Ooh, that's pretty funny. I particularly like "he's not the sharpest crayon in the box." Not sure why....
The picture in my mind's eye is of a bunch of geeks in horned Viking helmets, armed with mice, sitting in front of their laptops. (Chortle!)
Post a Comment
<< Home