English 2.0

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January 7, 2009

Contraction: Compelling Melancholy

English 1.x: Compelling melancholy
English 2.0: Compellancholy

Example: “Upgraded to Acela fake first class. Compellancholy of NYC in the rain much easier to enjoy knowing you will make it out.” (Wonkette via Twitter)

Comment: A great example of synergy here. We were able to repurpose some of the technology developed for “compel-o-vision” and use it here. This saves money and makes the architecture a lot simpler.

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