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To: clyde asbury
Gifted writer Diana West catalogues this trend to a fare-thee-well in her admirable book ...

Anarthrous professional signifier ping!

13 posted on 12/11/2007 7:31:17 AM PST by Tax-chick (Every committee wants to take over the world.)
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To: Tax-chick

OK, now you’re going to hae to tell me what an Anarthrous professional signifier is.


21 posted on 12/11/2007 8:01:41 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o ("The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of bishops." -Saint (Bishop) John Chrysostom, 4th c. AD)
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To: Tax-chick
Hey, TC. Thanks for the ping! The Anarthrous Professional Signifier Ping List has kept me so busy lately that I missed this one.

I do see that lexicography experts Merriam-Webster held a vote for their 2007 Word of the Year:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071211-the-wisdom-of-crowds-w00t-voted-word-of-the-year.html
47 posted on 12/12/2007 6:39:54 AM PST by clyde asbury (Please continue your petty bickering. I find it amusing.)
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