Re #22: “In journalism and blogging, a listicle is an article that is structured as a list, which is often fleshed out with additional text relating to each item. A typical listicle will prominently feature a cardinal number in its title, with subsequent subheadings within the text itself reflecting this schema. The word is a portmanteau derived from list and article. A ranked listicle implies a qualitative judgement, conveyed by the order of the topics within the text.”
Ok, I’m done for today. I met my goal of leaning one new thing every day.
“Listicle” is a new word for me as well.
We see so many of these—and most of them are really dumb and often wrong on many levels.