Still populating

Language Log 2016-09-07

Summary:

Adam Rosenthal told me in an email recently: While trying to enter my address into American Airlines' horribly designed phone app, I was asked to wait, because "States/Provinces are still populating for the first time". What the hell was going on? I'm sure you regular readers will be able to guess. It's nerdview! A classic […]

Link:

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=27914

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Gudgeon and gist » Language Log

Tags:

language and computers

Authors:

Geoffrey K. Pullum

Date tagged:

09/07/2016, 05:31

Date published:

09/05/2016, 05:59