Yes, I’m sure it was as obvious as it was deliberate, but I mis-used “popping” in one of yesterday's posts.
Variations on “pop” seem to be popular. The foregoing is not a pun, since the phrase was deliberate. (I have my own word definitions to supplement those of the OED. Language evolves, after all, but must do this properly).
I have received complaints from some readers at my objections to “pop”, since they find it indispensible. Several are using it deliberately in my company where before they may have hesitated, so I think I’ll leave pop alone now.
The point has been made and it is time for me to move on.
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