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1. The work habits of famous people.
2. MasterResource; a free market energy blog.
3. Arnold Kling is very wise; today on fiscal policy.
4. Saying words wrong on purpose.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on January 5, 2009 at 11:10 AM in Web/Tech | Permalink
Comments
Saying words wrong on purpose? Not in this Minnelium.
Posted by: dearieme at Jan 5, 2009 11:18:07 AM
Agreed, saying words wrong is teh antiquated.
Posted by: mk at Jan 5, 2009 12:10:29 PM
Isn't this Hansonism 101? We create and demonstrate our in-groups by these catchphrases?
If you say the internetz, the intert00bz, or the interwebz, I immediately know your political orientation, rough age range, likely TV watching habits, and a couple of other dimensions about you. It's a strong signal.
Posted by: StreetWalker at Jan 5, 2009 12:49:00 PM
And if you say "underbrella" for "umbrella," I'll know that you're either me or my wife.
Posted by: Alan Gunn at Jan 5, 2009 1:27:42 PM
Saying words wrong on purpose = having fun with language. Maybe some insider signaling too but I think it's mainly just a fun creative behavior that helps make sure people are paying attention. Dr. John is absatively the grand master of this.
Posted by: CB at Jan 5, 2009 1:42:49 PM
"Nookyular"!
Posted by: Matthew C. at Jan 5, 2009 2:17:36 PM
How come none of the really successful people say that spending time commenting on blogs is part of their daily routine?
Oh, wait.
Never mind.
Posted by: a student of economics at Jan 5, 2009 2:38:31 PM
Daily Routines is a blog extraordinaire.
Posted by: rbowers at Jan 5, 2009 2:45:07 PM
Some words I say wrong on purpose with family and certain friends:
Shmahtt (smart) -- variation: "Mister shmahtty pahnts."
parking shpott (parking spot)
ognottin (nothing)
"oab-stah-kel to my use of it" (obstacle, Mises pronunciation and expression)
woid (word) -- etc. for any ord word.
DEE-licious
physical policy -- nonsense sputtered by jackass
VYE-o-lence {violence, Mises pronunciation)
der shtout (the stout, Mises pronunciation)
Posted by: Daniel Klein at Jan 5, 2009 3:41:07 PM
Saying words wrong on purpose is probably precisely how languages have evolved and diverged over time. Why do we not all speak Indo-European anymore? There is probably no deeper explanation than fads, inside jokes, and bored playfulness.
Posted by: at Jan 5, 2009 10:45:59 PM
James Surowiecki has in interesting blog today on his The Balance Sheet blog at the New Yorker concerning Tyler and his crusade against a stimulus-with the frequent help of Arnold King(I'm sorry, I don't know how to post links on this board, or even if we're allowed).
Posted by: Tom at Jan 7, 2009 8:21:41 AM
