Archive for Specific Words

orthogonal

From 2010: US Supreme Court Justices react to use of the word “orthogonal” in an oral argument. (In case any of y’all aren’t familiar with this use of the term: in computer circles, it generally means something along the lines of “unrelated” or “independent”; if you say “that issue is orthogonal to what we’re discussing,” […]

Mx

The other day, Mary Anne linked to an article that claimed that the new gender-neutral title “Mx” was being officially added to the OED. I'm not linking to that article...