Lingo: “Coat” Really Catches On

Being that we’re in the business of delivering pages lathered in words of various shapes, sizes and colors, keeping up with the constant evolution of contemporary vernacular is key. It’s shocking how quickly “coat” has recently caught on. (And we’ve found they’re great for foul-weather fishing, too.)

“Editors of the Oxford English Dictionary announced Tuesday their plans to include the words ‘Skype’ and ‘coat’ in their most recent update of the authoritative reference work. ‘We are pleased to welcome to the OED these words English speakers have embraced as a way of referring to video conferencing and to a thick overgarment that keeps one’s chest warm,’ Oxford University Press spokesperson Charles Aver told reporters. ‘So entwined in our language have these vernacular expressions become that it is now commonplace to hear one speak of ‘Skyping’ a friend or coworker, or of putting on a ‘coat’ before going outside.'”

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