>> Words mutate when ignored. 2 new studies show least used words in a language are more likely to mutate than oft-used words.
>> Google Ads mutated into poetry. Christophe Bruno started by buying “symptom” as an ad word, then made lil poems for his Google ads. In 24 hours, his ads got “disapproved” by Google.
>> 1 in every 4 or 5 young people in LA county had an STD in 2005. Can people not afford condoms? What’s going on, kids?
That mutating words thing is really cool. The best part of it is that it proves something that when it’s pointed out is the sort of result you’d expect, but it’s possible to actually prove that the intuition is right on. I love when that sort of thing happens.
Comment by don hosek — October 11, 2007 @ 12:51 pm
So when we correct someone’s grammar, we are actively fighting evolution….
I should have written grammer, and dropped that apostrophe, I guess.
Comment by Rafi — October 11, 2007 @ 2:19 pm
It’s kinda weird cuz I warp common words all the time. i.e. kinda and cuz….
Comment by Siel — October 12, 2007 @ 9:14 am