Say, What?

Would you believe that "blogosphere" comes in second on a list of the most irritating words spawned on the Internet?

Neither would I. But today's Daily Dog, quoting Agence France-Presse insists it has earned that distinction on a list of words that make you "wince, shudder or want to bang your head on the keyboard."

Also in the poll, sponsored by a book award called the Lulu Blooker Prize, were words like "blog," "wiki," and "netiquette." I'm not sure what's offensive about them (except, obviously, that they are neologisms), or exactly who is offended, but there you are.

On the other hand, the word that came in as most irritating was "folksonomy." There may be some merit in the poll results after all...  ;-)