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Rounding out the poll's top three are pop-culture favs "blogosphere" and "blog," both inspired by the explosion of "web log" popularity and influence. "Wiki," a user-generated knowledgebase, came tenth.
We at Switched have our own list of irritating Interneticisims:
- Dubdubdub - Not as part of a fable, but when used as a pronunciation for "WWW."
- Earl - We love the Duke, but not when his name is used as a pronunciation for "URL" (often by dubdubdubbers).
- Google - Google is great, but not as a verb.
- Web 2.0 - This is perhaps the most cliched term in Internet use today.
- Podcast - It's just a recording of you talking into a microphone. Stop trying to make it sound cooler.
- Internets - Actually this one's pretty funny. It's just that we get all depressed when we think about its origin.
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Subscribe to commentsAshleyJun 22nd 2007 7:42PM
uhhh...why isn't FRIST on the list?
RavenwolfJun 27th 2007 2:23PM
Oh, I think google makes a good verb, so long as it's actually on Google, and not just used to mean "search," and I love wikis. Things like "earl," though? Just stupid, no other way to put it. Some of these words actually have a purpose, and those are great, but my friends know that I'm a horrible Grammar Nazi, and I can't stand words that are made up for the sake of it.
Lon HoriuchiJun 27th 2007 2:22PM
Forget the slang. Focus on getting BigBroFedGov out of it. Treat it like the Post Office - no retention at all, and nothing revealed w/out a lawfully obtained warrant.
What do I "have to hide"? MY PRIVACY !!!
"If I'm not doing anything wrong, I've nothing to worry about?" WE DON'T HAVE TO PROVE OUR INNOCENCE TO ANYBODY !!! ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO MAKE A CAREER OUT OF MINDING EVERYONE ELSE'S BUSINESS AND COVERING UP THEIR OWN FROM US.
RoyJun 27th 2007 2:26PM
How could you leave out "blog?" What an unpleasant sound that is.
Little SisterJun 27th 2007 2:26PM
Keep watching me, Big Brother! I have nothing to hide, and maybe if you watch others as well, you'll eventually catch the terrorists plotting to hurt us again! Keep checking us out!
KateJun 27th 2007 2:40PM
Earl? What the heck? What I find EXTREMELY annoying is when people say, "ROFL," or, "LMAO." The use of 'lol' is getting pretty annoying, too.
TonyJun 27th 2007 2:56PM
How could "blog" not be the leader of the pack by 500 miles? These fools who try to impress you with how cool they are should have their pubic hairs pulled out, one by one. If you can turn on a computer, you can blog --- big deal.
zoundsJun 27th 2007 3:08PM
I'm with the guy who dislikes the word "blog." I do NOT mind LMAO, WTF, LMSAO, BRB, GB, GF, SNAFU, SOH, or even DUBDUBDUB.
zoundsJun 27th 2007 3:11PM
BTW, we need a completely private Internet..with a warrant needed for disclosure of personal info..and--yes, Virgina--a FREE internet!! Maybe something done..by us, not be gov't..about "bots" and spammers.
And, also, BTW....IMPEACHMENT of Bush/Cheney is LONG OVERDUE!!!!
zoundsJun 27th 2007 3:12PM
I particularly like FCOL!!
Loretta TerryJun 27th 2007 3:14PM
My most annoying word is not on the internet but on news programs when the reporters constantly said So and So "went missing". How much sense does this make? So and So either disappeared, was killed or run away. They did not "went missing".
KathyJun 27th 2007 6:11PM
The comment by Little Sister is absolutely correct. What better way to catch terrorists, criminals, etc. than to audit their computers? It is a wonderful tool for the feds to catch these people who are doing the same thing to us for info to terrorize us. Literally!
MikeJun 27th 2007 10:25PM
How about when newscasters refer to their report as a "conversation?"
karasumanJun 27th 2007 9:58PM
Ok, but... How can you hate the word "google"? That just boggles my mind. I--and everyone else I know--use that word all the time, and there really isn't a better term for it.
GabriellaJun 27th 2007 5:43PM
Gosh, I hate the word BLOG too, can't believe there are people who have nothing better to do than blog.....get a life !
ViviJun 27th 2007 4:08PM
I have to agree with Loretta Terry. How can someone "went missing"? A person may be "missing" but how can they "went missing"?
Jeff@hereJun 28th 2007 1:32PM
Hey, just WTF is "FCOL" anyway?
marynell cadyJun 27th 2007 4:48PM
I AM SICK OF " WHAT`S IN YOUR WALLET" ON ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT.
ToccataJun 27th 2007 4:58PM
I agree with the "went missing" crowd. What's wrong with "disappeared"? I think it's a borrowed expression from the British that tries to sound highfalutin' but just sounds silly to American ears.
FLORIDIANJun 28th 2007 7:58AM
IF YALL DON'T LIKE THE SLANGS YOU READ IN THE INTERNET.....WATCH TV OR GET ANOTHER HOBBY, I USE THEM ALL THE TIME............LOL