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DIGERATI
Noun plural. Late 20th century.
[Blend of DIGITAL and LITERATI.]
People with expertise or professional involvement in information technology.
I used to think that being a blogger meant I could rightly call myself a member of the digerati, but the words professional and expertise rule me out entirely. Ah well.
But is it a portmanteau or a neologism? Hello. Just discovered your blog.
ReplyDeleteHi, Melanie.
DeleteBoth, I would say, at the moment. But while it will always be a portmaneau, it will not always be a neologism.
Hi Melanie!
DeleteWelcome to Lexicolatry, and apologies for the slow response to your comment - on the day of this post, my family of three became four and in my distracted state this post went out without a picture and was promptly neglected! Sally has answered your query most capably in my absence - I'm not sure when a word is no longer considered a neologism, but as this one came into existence some time in the 1990s, I suspect this no longer is.
Wooh! Many many congratulations, Eddie! I hope you are all doing well, though of course I accept that this sort of thing is most distracting for the father,
DeleteAs for neologisms, perhaps they stop being neologisms when they stop screaming HEY, LOOK, I'M A BIT OF A NOVELTY, AREN'T I? And I'm not sure digerati has got there yet. But then I do lead a very sheltered life.
Yes, I'm inclined to agree Sally! I'd never heard it before, but then I live under a rock!
DeleteCongratulations Eddie, and enjoy your new baby. Whatever you do, don't try to catch up with me (I have six, all grown up now).
The next time I read a blog, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as much as this one. I mean, I know it was my choice to read, but I actually thought youd have something interesting to say. All I hear is a bunch of whining about something that you could fix if you werent too busy looking for attention.
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