FOMO
FOMO, acronym, FOH-moh: Stands for “Fear Of Missing Out”, motivating one to participate in an otherwise unappealing event or activity. (Originator: Crystal Precious, as cited by Aaron Pettigrew.) e.g. – “Just so you understand, I’m not...Blog remora
blog remora, n., blahg reh-MOH-rah: One who attempts to increase the popularity of her or his own blog, or avoid the labour of blogging, by quoting the comments of more established bloggers. e.g. – “Heyz, everyone. I’m kinda hung over after last...Lexibigotry
lexibigotry, n., lecks-ih-BIGG-uh-tree: A tendency to reject an entire concept because its proponent misuses language, particularly a single word or phrase, in promoting it. Hence lexibigot. e.g. – “For all I know, I might be interested in what Reblg is...Buyerwall is catching on
Granted, it’s no santorum (if you don’t know what that refers to, you may not want to click if you have a full stomach)… …but “buyerwall” now has a listing at the Double-Tongued Word Wrester Dictionary, which also happens to be one...(Yet another special guest post) YASBoS
Another one from Alex: YASBoS, .n, YAZZ-bawss – Acroynm, standing for Yet Another Social BOokmarking Site. As Alex says, “the proliferation of YASBoS heightens the need for site-independent taggregation: some way of aggregating all the tagged content out...
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Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
