It helps to remember language is a living organism, with rules that are often arbitrary and change over time, and sometimes for bizarre reasons.
One of my minor life goals is to make up a word and have it enter the vocabulary. If Beyonce can do it, why can't I? Come to think of it, that should probably be my motto for 2008.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver
