http://getitwrite.ca/2009/01/13/thats-the-word-of-the-year/ Freelance writer Sue Horner talks about writing, newsletters and corporate communications Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:01:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://getitwrite.ca/2009/01/13/thats-the-word-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-36669 Sue Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:43:51 +0000 http://getitwrite.ca/2009/01/13/thats-the-word-of-the-year/#comment-36669 It IS a pretty useful word, but you are right, do we really want to keep that name in front of our eyes? Of course, it also makes me think of Michael Palin, of Monty Python fame. It IS a pretty useful word, but you are right, do we really want to keep that name in front of our eyes? Of course, it also makes me think of Michael Palin, of Monty Python fame.

]]> http://getitwrite.ca/2009/01/13/thats-the-word-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-36384 Gloria Hildebrandt Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:26:17 +0000 http://getitwrite.ca/2009/01/13/thats-the-word-of-the-year/#comment-36384 I have not seen or heard "Palinesque" before, but it's useful for referring to a whole bunch of characteristics: cute but dim, cute but in denial, cute but a bad interview subject, cute but with an unfortunate attitude to wild animals... Only trouble is that it maintains the fame of someone best forgotten. I have not seen or heard “Palinesque” before, but it’s useful for referring to a whole bunch of characteristics: cute but dim, cute but in denial, cute but a bad interview subject, cute but with an unfortunate attitude to wild animals… Only trouble is that it maintains the fame of someone best forgotten.

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