Hmm....
Why's a blog called a blog?
(Sorry... I'm bored, and the old mind's gone walkabout...)
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6 comments:
Hiya Ally! BLOG is short for Weblog. :) I was thinking about this just yesterday!
A blog (a portmanteau of web log) is a website where entries are written in chronological order and commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
Blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (artlog), photographs (photoblog), sketchblog, videos (vlog), music (MP3 blog), audio (podcasting) or sexual topics (Adult blog), and are part of a wider network of social media.
In May 2007, blog search engine Technorati was tracking more than 71 million blogs
Thanks, guys! I shoulda known it was something like that!
Although I think my next "Hmmm" question should be "Wtf does 'portmanteau' mean?" ;-D
portmanteau:
1584, "traveling case or bag for clothes and other necessaries," from M.Fr. portemanteau "traveling bag," originally "court official who carried a prince's mantle" (1547), from porte, imperative of porter "to carry" (see porter (1)) + manteau "cloak" (see mantle). Portmanteau word "word blending the sound of two different words," is 1882, coined by Lewis Carroll for the sort of words he invented for "Jabberwocky," on notion of "two meanings packed up into one word."
Gobbledeegook!
LOL!
Thanks!
Portmanteau is what happens when one places words in a blender!
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