Links for Wednesday 9 May 2012

9 May 2012 at Twitter

• 08:56am: @minor9th You all keep eating “hobo bread” and I’m assuming it’s a euphemism for something found on the street. Old Metros? Turds?
• 08:59am: I may have long given up on “weblog” v “blog” but not “blog” v “blog post”. I am looking at you, illiterate @Guardian!
• 09:01am: @benterrett *rolls up sleeves*
• 09:07am: @GuardianStyle Why do Gdn writers keep getting “blog” and “blogpost” confused, when it’s correct in your style guide? http://t.co/kuSi6PLe
• 09:14am: @moleitau @minor9th It sounds – and I’m sure it is – delicious. Still sounds like a euphemism though.
• 09:22am: @bruntonspall It’s in the styleguide but I’ve seen it misused three times in the past two days. Once by the readers’ editor…
• 09:27am: @riglondon 1/7 of RIG is IN THE OFFICE. :)
• 09:27am: @frankieroberto @bruntonspall Many wrong things are also understandable.
• 09:30am: Me ranting about “blog” vs “blogpost” to the @Guardian’s readers’ editor: http://t.co/UJjuOeEy
• 09:31am: @aden_76 @riglondon I have nothing apart from these life-size networked dolls! DAVIESBOT, MAKE MORE TEA! NOT POST-DIGITAL TEA, NORMAL TEA!
• 09:32am: @frankieroberto @bruntonspall Let’s not open prescriptive vs descriptive debate in 140 chars :) Language can still be clear or ambiguous.
• 09:33am: @mrdanielweir Yup, I know, I just linked to Meg’s excellent post :)
• 09:38am: @frankieroberto @bruntonspall I don’t get into arguments/discussions on Twitter - it is futile.
• 09:50am: @suegyford Sure, language evolves. But language should also be clear, and saying “blog” when you mean “blogpost” is ambiguous and confusing.
• 09:51am: @frankieroberto @bruntonspall First they came for the language pedants…
• 09:56am: @suegyford So if I say “I saw a great blog about Borgen” you can tell exactly what I mean? You is psychic.
• 10:23am: @maxgadney Maybe a service like http://t.co/VbbvwVgH, but for unhealthy snacks?
• 10:40am: @suegyford Fair enough. I will refer to you writing newspapers about particular topics in future. I’m sure it’ll make sense. :p
• 11:40am: @harikunzru Did you see TV doc about renovating St Pancras? V good, but the committee who commissioned that obviously knew little about art.
• 02:02pm: @pixellent I bet I could cut it quicker. “Quicker” is the only important criteria right?
• 02:09pm: @pixellent Oh. Well. I didn’t realise you wanted it straight. Hmm, that’ll take a bit longer, sorry.
• 02:21pm: I’m not one for recommending twitterers, but joyfold @ProfessorUnwin is a beautymost tweeploder. Deep joy.
• 02:26pm: @DeanVipond I’m almost a bit confused about which is real.
• 04:06pm: I’m going to be doing some work with @readmatter on making a thing: http://t.co/PRBtheHi Splendid.
• 04:12pm: @jonheslop Bon voyage!
• 04:33pm: @Thayer @D_Nye_Griffiths @gilest @mathowie Thanks all. Should be interesting!
• 05:28pm: @alicebartlett I CLICKED ‘LIKE’ THREE TIMES!

9 May 2012 in Writing

“Blog” vs “blogpost”

Complaining to the ‘Guardian’ about misuse.

On this day I was reading

• The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1668-1669 v. 9 by Robert Latham (Editor), William Matthews (Editor), Samuel Pepys (Author)
• Sight & Sound, Vol. 25 Issue 2, February 2013
• Where I Was From by Joan Didion
• London Review of Books, Vol. 34 No. 9, 10 May 2012

Music listened to most that week

1. Dexys Midnight Runners (12)
2. Air (10)
3. John Adams (6)
4. Flying Lotus (4)
5. Zammuto (4)
6. Zoë Bestel (4)
7. The Stone Roses (3)
8. Polinski (3)
9. Suede (3)
10. Gene (3)

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