Erin McKean redefines the dictionary | Video on TED.com
Fascinating talk on dictionaries. Yes, fascinating. Yes, dictionaries. Its only 15 minutes, watch it the next time you poop or something. This is a very refreshing take on a topic you sort of assume is pretty rigid.
Oh and don't miss this related article by the person giving the talk, here's a teaser of what this is all about:
Funner. Impactful. Blowiest. Territorialism. Multifunctionality. Dialoguey. Dancey. Thrifting. Chillaxing. Anonymized. Interestinger. Wackaloon. Updatelette. Noirish. Huger. Domainless. Delegator. Photocentric. Relationshippy. Bestest. Zoomable.
What do all these words have in common? Someone, somewhere, is using them with a disclaimer like "I know it's not a real word..."
Erin McKean redefines the dictionary | Video on TED.com
5 June 2009 12:34am UTC • 322 views • 0 comments
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