grammar - Web Gangsta - Web Watch https://thewebgangsta.com Web Gangsta - Web Watch takes on pop culture, the web, and other interesting things ...since 1994. Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:22:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 The Most Popular Words of the Year https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/12/the-most-popular-words-of-the-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-most-popular-words-of-the-year Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:27 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=8275 ♥ was the most popular word of 2014. Most Popular Emojis And while it’s a symbol that everyone knows means “love”, it’s kinda hard to pronounce.  What if the sender actually meant “heart”, literally? The point is, language is consistently changing, and every year new words become the new “in” thing, representing everything that the […]

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]]> Banned words for 2014 include “twerking”, “hashtag” https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/12/banned-words-for-2014-include-twerking-hashtag/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=banned-words-for-2014-include-twerking-hashtag Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:07 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7209 Ever year, a new workd or phrase enters into the lexicon, and quickly provides cannon fodder for comedians for something that immediately dates the timeframe it was uttered in. Was it just 40 years ago when The Fonz popularied “Heeeeeeyyyyy”?  Who says that anymore?  Or John Belushi’s “Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee” rally cry? No Twerking Allowed It’s […]

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]]> Words banned for use in 2013 and beyond https://thewebgangsta.com/2013/01/words-banned-for-use-in-2013-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=words-banned-for-use-in-2013-and-beyond Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:48 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=5775 Web Watch has pleaded with our readers in the past to STOP USING WORDS LIKE VAJAZZLE and MAN CAVE, and we’ve told you about WORDS I LOVE, WORDS I HATE. And apparently, Web Watch’s crusade to clean up everyone’s daily language is reaching new ears every day, and others are beginning to pick up the gauntlet […]

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]]> The Pun Generator: when you absolutely need a pun RIGHT NOW https://thewebgangsta.com/2012/12/the-pun-generator-when-you-absolutely-need-a-pun-right-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-pun-generator-when-you-absolutely-need-a-pun-right-now Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:35 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=5702 Web Watch loves a good pun. Alas, “good pun” is also an oxymoron, as there are millions of people out there who think that the lowly pun is the worst form of a joke that’s possible. It takes no thought, they say.  It’s not funny, they lament. Web Watch believes that these people are upset […]

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]]> The 1800’s were a vulgar, obscene time in history https://thewebgangsta.com/2012/11/the-1800s-were-a-vulgar-obscene-time-in-history/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-1800s-were-a-vulgar-obscene-time-in-history Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:34 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=5613 If you’ve never had the opportunity to visit the Old Country (Germany, Italy, France, etc), you’ll be amazed at how history surrounds you at every turn when you do finally make it over there. Everywhere you look will be some ancient building or piece of art, forever preserved for the never-ending crowds of ooh-ing and […]

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