tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18671010.post1241598679051713137..comments2007-11-29T09:59:50.066-06:00Comments on The WordPlay Café Neologisms Contest: Deep in the Heart of TextingMichael Klinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03756093402407542656noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18671010.post-50949550846944444752007-11-29T09:59:00.000-06:002007-11-29T09:59:00.000-06:00I chose "feemailed" as the winner on account of th...I chose "feemailed" as the winner on account of the horror stories I often hear regarding the parents (and other paying guardians) outrage when the bill is presented. Also, when an existing word is phonetically co-opted, it's a "thing of booty."Michael Klinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03756093402407542656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18671010.post-21414255219123352862007-11-28T09:44:00.000-06:002007-11-28T09:44:00.000-06:00I don't know "feemailed" seems like a pretty nice ...I don't know "feemailed" seems like a pretty nice verb; just like "emailed" is used.Tammihttp://tamrey.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18671010.post-50473367957966467332007-11-26T10:10:00.000-06:002007-11-26T10:10:00.000-06:00I thought we already had an alternative – 'to SMS'...I thought we already had an alternative – 'to SMS'.<BR/><BR/>Don't know if this is UK-specific. And it's pretty ugly. Oh, and it's both a noun and a verb. But still.<BR/><BR/>You could also use 'text' or 'SMS' as a noun: "I sent him a text" or "I sent him an SMS" aren't too clumsy.JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00836972574430969375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18671010.post-71816933180661980422007-11-25T23:18:00.000-06:002007-11-25T23:18:00.000-06:00Not that I have any ideas, but none of the winners...Not that I have any ideas, but none of the winners seem to be words that lend themselves to usage as noun/verb any better than "text" does. I feemailed him?Barbaranoreply@blogger.com