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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Adventures in Etymology: Failing at Having Enough Time to Say "Failure"
Apparently, the two syllables of "failure" are just too long and demanding to say completely these days.
"
Fail
" is now a
noun.
Perhaps it has something to do with the "revelations" on reality shows now being called "
reveals
."
Somewhere,
William Safire
is rolling around in his
grave
cubicle.
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