Comments on: And you can look it up… http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/08/and-you-can-look-it-up/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:11:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Karen http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/08/and-you-can-look-it-up/#comment-1916164 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:03:33 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/08/and-you-can-look-it-up/#comment-1916164 Digging the namecheck for Baroness Orczy. I do love me some Scarlet Pimpernel. Digging the namecheck for Baroness Orczy. I do love me some Scarlet Pimpernel.

]]> by: Marc Arsenault http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/08/and-you-can-look-it-up/#comment-1902249 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:25:11 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/08/and-you-can-look-it-up/#comment-1902249 I imagine we'll have to wait until about 2070 for M-W to add similar meanings for otaku, anorak or trainspotter. The OED is so much hipper. Shame. I imagine we’ll have to wait until about 2070 for M-W to add similar meanings for otaku, anorak or trainspotter. The OED is so much hipper. Shame.

]]> by: Christopher Moonlight @ Moonlight Art Magazine http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/08/and-you-can-look-it-up/#comment-1900657 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:54:32 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/08/and-you-can-look-it-up/#comment-1900657 Remember kids, nothing is official until an "expert" says so. So, if you want something to be official, bribe one today. :) Remember kids, nothing is official until an “expert” says so. So, if you want something to be official, bribe one today. :)

]]> by: Brad http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/08/and-you-can-look-it-up/#comment-1900480 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:02:49 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/08/and-you-can-look-it-up/#comment-1900480 “He’s totally a fanboy for Baroness Orczy!” koff hak coffee laughing out of my nose “He’s totally a fanboy for Baroness Orczy!”

koff hak coffee laughing out of my nose

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/08/and-you-can-look-it-up/#comment-1900316 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:17:52 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/08/and-you-can-look-it-up/#comment-1900316 The Oxford English Dictionary added "fanboy" and "fangirl" to the listing under "fan". And how soon before the use of "zombie" as a mindless fanatic gets added as well? The Oxford English Dictionary added “fanboy” and “fangirl” to the listing under “fan”.

And how soon before the use of “zombie” as a mindless fanatic gets added as well?

]]> by: Evie http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/08/and-you-can-look-it-up/#comment-1900216 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:02:20 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/08/and-you-can-look-it-up/#comment-1900216 I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm actually ok with this at this point. I was going to try to explain why, but realized there's no real way to do it without overgeneralizing in some potentially offensive way--so I'll just say that given M-W's reasoning, I don't think it's sexist to exclude fangirl for the time being. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m actually ok with this at this point. I was going to try to explain why, but realized there’s no real way to do it without overgeneralizing in some potentially offensive way–so I’ll just say that given M-W’s reasoning, I don’t think it’s sexist to exclude fangirl for the time being.

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