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Language Log 2013-05-25

Summary:

Sharknado is apparently an actual movie, about to be released, about tornados made of sharks.The official synopsis:When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace. And when the high-speed winds form tornadoes in the desert, nature’s deadliest killer rules water, land, and air.I can't think of any other -nado coinages, [...]

Link:

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4650

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Authors:

Mark Liberman

Date tagged:

05/25/2013, 10:30

Date published:

05/25/2013, 09:32