Comments on: American Dialect Society’s Words of the Year 2004 http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2004/01/29/american-dialect-societys-words-of-the-year-2004/ Refenestration Daily. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:19:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Barbara Amster http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2004/01/29/american-dialect-societys-words-of-the-year-2004/#comment-9526 Barbara Amster Tue, 17 May 2005 13:11:56 +0000 http://test.handcoding.com/archives/2004/01/29/american-dialect-societys-words-of-the-year-2004/#comment-9526 Hello, I discovered that the Society existed when you published that delicious list in 2000 (Words of the Century). I have been an affectionate member ever since. How do I become one in reality? If I mention that I have dined with Richard Lederer, would that serve as an entree? I have used the list with English students to spark conversation and as a writing prompt. Is there a complete, updated list? I see that I can search one year at a time, but I would have been in touch long before this if I weren't so lazy...Pander to my vices and email me a current list? In advance, thank you. Let me know how I can further the good work. Sincerely, Barbara Amster Hello,
I discovered that the Society existed when you published that delicious list in 2000 (Words of the Century). I have been an affectionate member ever since. How do I become one in reality? If I mention that I have dined with Richard Lederer, would that serve as an entree?

I have used the list with English students to spark conversation and as a writing prompt. Is there a complete, updated list? I see that I can search one year at a time, but I would have been in touch long before this if I weren’t so lazy…Pander to my vices and email me a current list? In advance, thank you. Let me know how I can further the good work.
Sincerely,
Barbara Amster

]]> By: Adrian http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2004/01/29/american-dialect-societys-words-of-the-year-2004/#comment-2327 Adrian Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://test.handcoding.com/archives/2004/01/29/american-dialect-societys-words-of-the-year-2004/#comment-2327 dude, you little things where the words are underlined and a mouse over are supposed to bring something up aren't working in Safari, the best known browser. dude, you little things where the words are underlined and a mouse over are supposed to bring something up aren’t working in Safari, the best known browser.

]]> By: James Sumners http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2004/01/29/american-dialect-societys-words-of-the-year-2004/#comment-2328 James Sumners Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://test.handcoding.com/archives/2004/01/29/american-dialect-societys-words-of-the-year-2004/#comment-2328 Best known? Ummmm, sure. Best known? Ummmm, sure.

]]> By: Jason http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2004/01/29/american-dialect-societys-words-of-the-year-2004/#comment-2329 Jason Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://test.handcoding.com/archives/2004/01/29/american-dialect-societys-words-of-the-year-2004/#comment-2329 Those "little things where the words are underlined..." have been a <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/text.html#edef-ACRONYM" rel="nofollow">standard feature of HTML</a> (although Alex often uses it incorrectly) for over four years. If Safari doesn't make the title-tip text available to the user that's hardly the fault of the content author. Looks like they've <a href="http://www.web-graphics.com/mtarchive/001134.php" rel="nofollow">added support for it</a> in the latest version anyway. Those “little things where the words are underlined…” have been a standard feature of HTML (although Alex often uses it incorrectly) for over four years. If Safari doesn’t make the title-tip text available to the user that’s hardly the fault of the content author. Looks like they’ve added support for it in the latest version anyway.

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