Oct 06 2007
The music of the blogosphere
My "New Oxford English Dictionary" (1998 ed) does not have the word "blog" in it.
New editions need to consider the wide range of "bloggerisms" there can now be.
I give a few meanings, uses, and adapted well known phrases and sayings:
To blog: intransitive verb – to scribble the truth as you see it in a world of spin and publish it with no need for the BBC or other formal publisher to approve it.
Blog: noun – the words of a blogger appearing on an internet page
Blogger: one who blogs
At bloggerheads – a good argument on blogs
Cogito ergo blogo – statement of an erudite philosophical blogger who has heard of Descartes
We need to get that idea "blogrolling" – using blogs to get out a truth the establishment wants to ignore
Someone has gone "bloggo" – the state of total preoccupation with the blogosphere so the washing up remains undone
The blogosphere – the world of ideas, chat and comment on the worldwide web
More contributions to a collection of "bloggerisms" would be good.
7 Responses to “The music of the blogosphere”
John Redwood has been the Member of Parliament for Wokingham since 1987. First attending Kent College, Canterbury, he graduated from Magdalen College...
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Judging by the uninteresting, unintelligent and inane verbiage of most of the output, how about ‘blog standard’?
On a topical note, I’ve seen a few Brownisms that seem to be gaining currency?
1. Brownbottle – a person who backs away from brave decisions at the very last moment
2. The Brown touch – short for reverse Midas touch
3. The Brown squelch – Labour’s recent polling
4. A Brown promise – a promise made without any intention to honour it
5. Brownies – his dead-eyed disciplines (hat tip Guido)
6. Clucking fist – a cowardly leader
7. Flunking cyst – someone who will do or say anything
8. Macavity – Gordon’s alter-ego
9. A Brown investment – expensive investment with a nil or negative return.
10. Brown bounce – what they’ll call it when his former Brownies turf him out of office.
I like it.
I like Cranmer too.
I’ve gone ‘bloggo’ before but I like to think I’ve done a bit of ‘blogrolling’ in the process.
Here’s to blogging!
‘blog jam’ – a large number of posts by different blogs on a similar subject. The impact of this phenomenon lies as much in the number of bloggers, and volume of material, as the unique perspective each brings to a subject (e.g. BBC bias).
Swearblogger – A blogger who spills your coffee.
John,
I use the made up word Blogicy to describe blog policies, here’s my definition of the word:
blogicy n, pl -cies : a statement of administrative principle applied to blogs
I do enjoy your blogs and I think the ‘gone bloggo’ is terrifically apt description.
Blogishes, [best blog wishes ...Ok it doesn't work as well as bloogo]