September 18, 2004
Word Note: "MSM"
Andrea writes:
The swollen corpse of the ProNewsMedia (just for contrarian purposes I refuse to use the cute term “MSM,” for “Mainstream Media,” that everyone else has been using) is still twitching as its proteins break down and its nerves fire off random electrical charges – or whatever it is that makes corpses twitch....She's right, MSM has become a cliché, and at Internet speed.
I've long tried to avoid all the cutesy abbreviations, like IMHO and BTW and SWMBO...MSM now goes on the list.
Posted by John Weidner at September 18, 2004 08:27 AM | TrackBackComments
SWMBO?
(Another abbreviation I've seen lately is LSM, for Lamestream Media...)
I know I shouldn't use abbreviations, but they seem to sneak through.
Posted by: Phil Fraering at September 18, 2004 10:57 AM"She Who Must Be Obeyed." From the Rumpole stories --that's what he called his wife. I've seen it often on woodworking forums, where guys discuss persuading the spouse to let them buy an expensive new bandsaw or planer...which will hopefully result in beautiful furniture that will placate SWMBO...
I like "LSM"
Posted by: John Weidner at September 18, 2004 12:39 PM
