Word Pirates launches
Posted on:: September 17th, 2003
Dan Gillmor and I have just launched a site called WordPirates where you can register and discuss words that you feel have been taken over by commercial and political rapscallions who twisted them to serve their own nefarious purposes.
For example, people who share copyright mp3s may be many things, but they are definitely not “pirates.” And when you stay in a hotel, you are certainly not their “guest.”
So have at it, me hearties! And spread the word.
Idunno. “Guest” at a hotel is a lot more accurate than “guest” at Target or Walt Disney stores.
I heard from a friend that at Walt Disney stores, “customer” is actually a code-word that someone is trying to steal something.
Or They’ll Keelhaul Ye!
Arrr, mateys, link ye up to David Weinberger and Dan Gillmor’s new site, Word Pirates. They’re fighting to liberate words from their captivity to stuffed-shirt spinmeisters, to mealy-mouthed managers, to yahoo euphemizers, and restore to th…
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