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@IsasV No, it's not "an on-tact" (noun), it's "on:tact" as an adjective for events. "on:tact festival" frex. Which is the difference: I haven't seen "malestream" before but it's immediately parseable, whereas "on:tact" requires explaining b/c it's made by someone with poor English.Permalink On twitter.com
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@IsasV And of course we have neologisms in English—mansplain, for example. I've no issue with that. What annoys me is Korean media making up "fake" neologisms that will never be used outside Korea but presenting them as if they're "English words" and convincing lots of people they are.Permalink On twitter.com
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@IsasV As an SF writer, I will say: making good neologisms is challenging even in your own language. Trying to make them in/with a foreign language you haven't mastered is... 🤨 Well, one should expect the attempt to fail. It's not a huge issue, just a pet peeve.Permalink On twitter.com
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@IsasV I'll add that even in English there are words that were newly created, or got way more popular, since I left, and on visits back, hearing them widely used by Canadians is kind of disturbing to me. Hm, examples:Permalink On twitter.com
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@IsasV • superfood: sounds like plant growth fertilizer • wrap (for food): "Ugh, that word is for clothing!" and: • "do me a solid" and "smoothie" were both uncommon when I left but seem common now, and both sound to me like too-explicit terms for types of bowel movements.On twitter.com