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Coining it: Book / blook

M’s guide to our ever-changing language by John Morrish.

OLD WORD: BOOK

Since the ninth century, a written document assembled from sheets of paper bound together.

 

NEW WORD: BLOOK

A book cobbled together from blog postings, or written by a blogger.

Published: October 23, 2010 04:00 AM

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