If you say 'anti-aging,' how anti would it have to be, really? My guess is not much. Any amount of sunscreen could be considered anti-aging. Erin McKean agingamountanti Change image and share on social
Objections to verbification in English tend to be motivated by personal taste, not clarity. Verbed words are usually easily understood. When a word like 'friend' is declared not a verb, the problem isn't that it's confusing; it's that the protester finds it deeply annoying. Erin McKean annoyclarityconfuse share on social
People say jargon is a bad thing, but it's really a shortcut vocabulary professionals use to understand one another. Erin McKean badjargonpeople Change image and share on social
There are hundreds of thousands of words that aren't in any print dictionary today... because there's no space for all of them. Erin McKean dictionaryhundredprint Change image and share on social
If you're talking about how you promoted synergy in an organization, that could mean you just got everybody together for donuts twice a week. Erin McKean donutorganizationpromote Change image and share on social
If words are doing their job, then their novelty will not be the most noticeable thing about them. Erin McKean jobnoticeablenovelty Change image and share on social
The use of food metaphors is really well established English... Somebody is a peach, a hot tamale. Erin McKean englishestablishfood Change image and share on social
'Aging' has been bad ever since we figured out it led to dying. Erin McKean agingbaddie Change image and share on social
I think we would all like to believe that every new event demands a new word. But we're environmentally conscious with our words. We recycle words we've got. Erin McKean consciousdemandenvironmentally Change image and share on social
You can limit the number of invitations to an in-person fashion show, but you can't police the Internet. Erin McKean fashioninternetinvitation Change image and share on social
