“functionable” should not be a word.

Add this to the list of words that shouldn’t be words.
“functionable”
I was watching HGTV’s Design Star, and runner up Dan was constantly using the word in describing his spaces. “This is really a functionable space. This kitchen is really functionable. I wanted to make sure I gave them a functionable living room.”
Yes, it’s a word. [...]

why I’ve already decided not to like bing and I haven’t even tried it yet

I know plenty has been said on this subject already. Microsoft’s new search platform bing is lame.
I don’t know if it’s lame to use (haven’t tried it – love Google) but lame in name. It’s a lame name, bing, and I don’t think it’ll catch on as a verb, which appears to be (Microsoft CEO [...]

The logline affect… er, effect

Just got this lowdown in my email on a film from the upcoming New York International Independent Film & Video Festival.
It’s About Time
When the Earth’s Atomic Clock is altered by one second, three friends must deal with the unexpected affect it has on their lives.
Directed by Kevin Shinick (Writer/Director/Actor, Without A Trace, Robot Chicken).
Starring: Seana [...]

Fucking Contact buttons.

You know what I hate? I hate “Contact” buttons that launch my email program.
It’s fine if you’ve got a “contact” page on your site, and on that page there’s an email link.
But don’t have, in your primary navigation, a “Contact” button that looks like all the other nav buttons, all of which take me to [...]

Orientated.

For years I hated hearing people use this word in place of “oriented”. Almost as much as I hated hearing “supposebly“.
Finally I was directed to the dictionary, wherein it was proven to me that it is a word… a form of “oriented”.
Interestingly, dictionary.com includes the following:
orientated
adjective
adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes [...]