I woke to read in the local paper that the “Global Language Monitor” (imagine!) had declared that Web 2.0 was now officially the English language’s one millionth word……and to add to it, this monitor is based in Austin TX!! Arg…..since when does the expression “Web 2.0″ constitute one word? And how in the Dickens do these people count anyhow? Expressing my horror to colleagues revealed that most people did not share my disquiet or at least could conceal it better. Fortunately, linguists came to the rescue in the form of confirmation from Geoffrey Nunberg who declared authoritatively that the Monitor’s claim was ” bushwa, fraud, hokum,”. Phew…. Now I have to ask, is “bushwa” another claimant or is it a demonstratively fulsome example of BS? or is it Bing? No doubt, the Monitor is on it!! Ah Ludwig, meaning is in use!
V.M Daniel Regents Professor of Information
I don’t usually reply to posts but I will in this case. I’ve been experiencing this very same problem with a new WordPress installation of mine. I’ve spent weeks calibrating and getting it ready when all of a sudden. I cannot delete any content. It’s a workaround that, although isn’t perfect, does the trick so thanks! I really hope this problem gets solved properly asap.