I was checking definitions of "chimping" and Wikipedia claims it is and acronym: "Chimp is an acronym for CHeck IMage Preview." It also mentions the "ooh, ooh, ahh, ahhh" connection. I will continue to cite the latter.
On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 11:44 PM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: > New terminology might be a more appropriate phrase. This typically > includes current words given new meanings. There are very few totally > new words with a truly "short term" etymology. Even completely new > physical properties like those that arise in fundamental physics are > usually named with current words given new meanings, e.g., > strangeness. > > On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:21 PM, paul stenquist <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> On Nov 4, 2010, at 9:04 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> >>> paul stenquist wrote: >>> >>>> But it's not a new word, just a new usage. >>> >>> I believe the original question was a little poorly worded and what >>> was really intended was more like "What words have been added to your >>> vocabulary because of digital photography?" >>> >>> In other words, the words need not be new, but rather new to you, and >>> they need not be exclusive to digital photography as long as digital >>> photography was how you were introduced to them. >> >> Perhaps. But my answer would still be none, and the premise would be less >> interesting. >> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
