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"Web search" and "photocopy" are perfectly fine alternatives. Neologisms have their place, and they enter common vernacular for a reason, but I can't help but c
by smilliken 16y ago
"Web search" and "photocopy" are perfectly fine alternatives. Neologisms have their place, and they enter common vernacular for a reason, but I can't help but cringe when a journalist is reporting on the "Twitter-sphere", getting worked up about how teens are "sexting", or anything like this. The Times is better than Fox News, and I expect more professionalism. I'm probably just crotchety, but I expect different levels of discourse from different mediums.
- mikeleeorg 16y agoThe comments here have entirely changed my mind (cheers for that). I totally agree with you now. I've also cringed at journalists using too much vernacular (so I was obviously being a hypocrite in my first comment; shame on me). And you are absolutely correct - in professional reporting, clear language should always be used, not colloquialisms. It makes for much clearer and unbiased reporting.