Tuesday, 14 December 2010

Memology is not a word!

Facebook have recently been attempting to coin a new term, "memology".

They define "memology" here as follows:

"Memology" refers to the study of how "memes," or new ideas and trends, are spreading on Facebook.
Sorry, Facebook, "memology" is not a word. It is an attempt at marketing - and one of those nasty ones that pollutes the language.

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  1. Anonymous18 July 2013 at 02:22

    New words are created / evolve all the time - and even though it's in your subject area and you don't like it, you still you don't get to decide what is or isn't a word. Only time will tell, based on usage. That's a beauty of language - it isn't owned by authorities. (And it doesn't belong to Facebook either.)

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    1. Unknown20 September 2018 at 12:04

      Agreed! Ain't was once used by the upper class in the 1500's until the poor began to use it and the word fell out of fashion. Language is fluid and while there are some words that we may not like they communicate meaning.

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  2. Anonymous5 February 2016 at 13:24

    these memes aren't very dank 2/10

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  3. Emily Lainen16 August 2016 at 20:44

    Down with prescriptivism! Long live memology!

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  4. Anonymous5 September 2018 at 11:30

    sir, I study memelogy, at CSU, under the guidance of Proffesor Fargleworth PhD, Md. Stop offending me.

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    1. Unknown20 September 2018 at 12:06

      I am a communication major and the concept of memes entertains me beyond a mere laugh XD

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  5. Anonymous5 September 2018 at 11:31

    I have lizard aids

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