http://schott.blogs.nytimes.com/page/2/
This is a cool new blog that finds new words that catch hold due to current events. Here's one: "Amortality - A state of hopeful agelessness wherein one acts the same from adolescence to the grave." Here's the definition for Bura-Hara: "Japanese term for blood-type harassment. Reporting for The Associated Press on the Japanese yen for blood- typology (the belief that personality traits are determined by blood group), Mari Yamaguchi wrote: Matchmaking agencies provide blood-type compatibility tests, and some companies make decisions about assignments based on employees’ blood types. Children at some kindergartens are divided up by blood type, and the women’s softball team that won gold at the Beijing Olympics used the theory to customize each player’s training. Not all see the craze as harmless fun, and the Japanese now have a term, bura-hara, meaning blood-type harassment." "Econocide" is another good one. Alicia --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
