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Meta

People, listen up and listen good. “Meta” is not an adjective. It is a prefix which can take one of two meanings:

connected with a change of position or state

metamorphosis
metabolism

higher; beyond

metaphysics
metalanguage

But now some people have decided it would be a good idea to take this PREFIX and turn it into its own WORD, because apparently “arcane” [...]

Posted 24 March 2010 † Christopher § Adjectives § Pop Lexicon § Sounds Stupid ‡ Comments (0) °

Going Forward

I work days in a nice quiet office. One of the favorite expressions used in any meeting is “going forward”, because it makes you sound more business-y. If you’ve never heard this expression, get ready to shield your keyboard from the barfspray. “Going forward” is used to indicate action that is to be taken in [...]

Posted 12 March 2009 † Christopher § Expressions ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

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