I first encountered the ghastly neologism “selfie” only a few days ago. It should die as quickly as it emerged. Unnngh.
Well, Yahoo paid $1.1 billion for it.
>>I first encountered the ghastly neologism “selfie” only a few days ago.<<
This is my first such encounter. I pray it is my last.
But I pray for the English language and communication in general daily.
I guess I am doing a “prayie...?”
I equally dislike “brekkie” (breakfast) and “ressie” (reservation).
You're prolly right. (My most hated non-word).
Well, this is from an Australian paper.
After all, in Australia English usage is even more informal than here in the States: Her Majesty’s subjects in those parts are “Aussies”, those about 1000 miles to the east are “Kiwis”, we’re all “Yanks” (sorry, to inform those of you from the Old Confederacy), Brits are “Pommies” (or “PB’s” — I leave you to guess what unflattering word B stands for), the bloke who picks up your trash is a “garbo”, and the supermarket founded by a kinsman of the old American five-and-dime-store magnate is invariably called “Woolie’s”.
I doubt we can stamp it out, but perhaps we can manage to confine “selfie” to the land of Woolie’s and garbos.
Agreed.
‘selfie only a few days ago. It should die as quickly as it emerged.’
Another selfie from the Clintons should just about kill off the entire movement.
Me too, when I saw that Clinton thread. Of course the subject being the Clintons, the unseemly and oxymoronic title made sense anyway.