Smart Aleck
To celebrate the centennial of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, its editors will add 100 new words (including “netiquette,” “feng shui” and “buffalo wings”) and delete others. What words would you like to add or delete from the language? Feel free to coin words.
Send replies of 25 words or fewer to Smart Aleck, c/o Life & Style, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053. Or fax to (213) 237-4888, or e-mail to lifeandstyle@latimes.com.
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Replies will appear in two weeks. Don’t be bashful.
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