It seems like every day new words are being spawned by the Internet, from the blogosphere in particular. Even here at the Lulu Blooker Prize we've been doing our small part to contribute to the evolution of the English language. Although we didn’t invent the word "blook", we’ve wholeheartedly embraced it, and, even after two years, this little portmanteau still evokes both chagrin and delight amongst bloggers, journalists, and other wordsmiths. This observation has led us to wonder the following: which of the dozens of new Internet/blogging words are the most hated, and which are the most loved?
To this end, we've put together a fun little survey—just six pairs of multiple-choice questions. Five lucky participants, selected at random from those that complete the survey, will win their choice of a free "Published by Lulu" ISBN (for a single Lulu-produced book), OR free copies of all three winning blooks from the 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize.
Can't wait to see the results.
Posted by: Dean Esmay | May 11, 2007 at 06:25 AM