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Today's Word

By on 11.22.08 @ 3:39PM

Like many of you, I like to engage now and then in a bit of lexpionage (the sleuthing of new words and phrases). Neologisms say so much about the precarious state of our civilization. Here's one from today's headlines: "Web death," as in "Family shock at Florida web death."

Story here.

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Christopher Orlet writes every Thursday from St. Louis.

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