The Phonaesthetics of "Blog". Is "blog" an ugly-sounding word?
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Jun 10, 2003 at 5:00PM
The same way "Birkenstock" is.
Jun 10, 2003 at 5:07PM
Jes, jes. I kid — but seriously. “Blog’ sounds like when I have a poop stuck.
Jun 11, 2003 at 11:15AM
i hate the word blog. i refuse to use it. and laugh when people actually say the word 'blog'. i just cant take it seriously.
Jun 12, 2003 at 10:03PM
Yup. I use "weblog". Blog is just too dorky.
Jun 13, 2003 at 7:48AM
Blog is two less letters than weblog. Imagine what you could do with that extra time!
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JesperJun 10, 2003 at 4:55PM
Yes.