I (Jason ) have been listening to the NPR radio show A Way With Words, about words and language and how we use them. I first heard them on Wisconsin Public Radio, and now download their show’s podcast onto my IPod. I’m a word nerd, ever since Dan Hay, Clint Wenk, and I took Etymology class in high school with the best Etymology teacher.
They asked folks to call in about words you use in your job – and I called in about ‘ping’. (Nerd-way #2). Ping in the IT-world is an application that reaches out to other computers to determine if they are “there” and how long it takes to respond. I’ve seen the word morph to refer to contacting people, “I’ll ping Bob on that and see what he thinks.”
They wanted to use me for an upcoming show! I just recorded the piece today, and don’t know which show it will be on. When I do – I’ll post again on the blog.
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