'blog' from 'web log' ...
... is another example of how written script affects the (spoken) language. This kind of word creation is not possible with languages written in non-alphabetic script, e.g. Chinese.
The archetypal example is the use of acronyms to abbreviate phrases and create new words in languages with alphabetic scripts, e.g. 'scuba' from 'self-contained underwater breathing apparatus'.
2006-03-20 05:52:31pm (GMT+10 -1) kyy
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