I
had a very late night, and a very early morning, so I’ll make this one short and
sweet, albeit a little bit late.
If
the word “blog” is a portmanteau for “web log” -and it is, by the way- then shouldn’t
it follow the same rules of usage?
For
example, if someone says “I wrote a blog about that just yesterday,” uh… no you
didn’t. The ‘blog’ would be your full body of work, the recurring record of
whatever it is you’re writing about. Just like a ship’s log- with multiple
entries over time.
What
this person probably means to say is that they wrote a blog entry , a blog post , or that they blogged
a particular subject on their web log.
Right? Right? Come on, I can’t be the only one this bugs…
I never really thought of this before... but you're right! Hmmmmm... now I feel like I have to go back and make sure I haven't misused "blog." Haha!
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