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At what point will "the internets" become an ordinary synonym, clear of any intentional irony? (I suppose it will have gobs of unintentional irony if it ever happens...)
I like it right now because it's an easy way to sound nerdcore-hip and take a cheap swipe at the president, all at once. But with every use outside of a political context, it becomes a tiny bit less loaded with anti-W sentiment, I think. It wouldn't surprise me if people have already started using the word with no idea about its origins; they just appreciate that it sounds funny. And it seems a slippery slope from there to some people just using it all the time as a preferred term, but I am no linguist, so that is Mr. Ass talking. bray bray bray
I like it right now because it's an easy way to sound nerdcore-hip and take a cheap swipe at the president, all at once. But with every use outside of a political context, it becomes a tiny bit less loaded with anti-W sentiment, I think. It wouldn't surprise me if people have already started using the word with no idea about its origins; they just appreciate that it sounds funny. And it seems a slippery slope from there to some people just using it all the time as a preferred term, but I am no linguist, so that is Mr. Ass talking. bray bray bray
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The Interweb -- where you see cool stuff and do useful things like online banking.
The Interbutt -- where spam, viruses, pop-ups and spyware come from.
The Undernet -- where you get things like furry porn and adult-baby support groups.
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But what about the Intarweb? (Or is it "intarweb"?) I don't understand that one . . .
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