Hi, all.
This will be a short posting, mostly to let you know why I haven't posted lately. I'm a grandmother again! My newest granddaughter was born in New York on September 12. I thought I would have time to post in spite of this wonderful event but, unlike her mother, who texted an announcement less than two hours after the birth, I just can't focus on too many things at once. And of course I had to travel to New York to greet the new baby, so I hope you'll forgive me.
"Text" as a verb brings to mind the redefined words that our new techonology has caused to develop. Perhaps the most common one is "mouse." This may be old-hat to most of us, but just the other day a friend asked me what I thought the plural was. Since most of us generally use only one computer at a time, perhaps the chance to use a plural for the clicking device doesn't come up much. But just imagine someone in the receiving department asking where that box of mice/mouses is. (My friend jokingly returned to cartoonland and came up with "meeses," by the way.) I prefer "mouses." What's your choice?
Another not so new word is "broadcast." As a verb, the past of "cast" is simply "cast." However, I'm really confused about whether I want to use "broadcast" or "broadcasted" when talking about the TV or radio news yesterday. Again, I'd love to hear your choice.
Well, I'm going to sign off for now. Please come back soon, when I've resumed more complete postings.
Ciao for now,
Eileen
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My votes are mice and broadcasted. Might also want to bring "podcast" into the lexicon. I've "subscribed" to your blog as an "RSS Feed" - just an fyi.
Interesting, Denny. You've gone traditional with "mice" and modern with "broadcasted." Who says human beings aren't complex? So, is "podcast" like "broadcast" with an -'ed' ending in the past?
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