Referring to someones blog post as a "blog," is not correct.
The blog is the medium--much like a magazine. You wouldn't say to Ann Coulter, "nice TV." You'd say "nice TV interview, Ann."
So complimenting or referring to an author's blog post as a "blog" isn't correct. Blog is the complete body of work. A blog POST is an individual post or article.
Yep...very true.
So why does Greta say come and blog with me? It always bothers me.
Thanks Kevin. I have loads of pet peeves about misused words. This was one that mystified me when I first discovered AR - took me a bit to figure out what people were talking about.
Liz
Kevin.....and a good post at that! I can say I'm guilty, but I stand corrected.
THANK YOU! I am a very literal person and things like this drive me crazy! Unfortunately, I think we're in the minority here. Most people don't care =(
Oh, and I don't have pet peeves either. But I have a ton of issues! =P
Crap. I can't re-blog? Oh please, please, please let me re-blog this! LOL
I agree with you. However, it sounds strage to say "______, post". Perhaps we could say, "_______, idea, point,theme..." How outside the lines would we be to call the verb- to post:write? I like, "I'll postit:-)". In commenting on a post I may use an even more descriptive term such as: idea, theme, point of view.
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