Adrian,

> According to the Global Language Monitor (
> http://www.languagemonitor.com/no-of-words ), there's a new English word
> with significant usage every 98 minutes.

Too bad it doesn't seem to indicate how many words are no longer
significant.

> So, does this strengthen the case for controlled vocabularies, or
> indicate that the task of controlling the English language is hopeless?

Depending on my audience I have a propensity to be a bit sesquipedalian,
 but that's only to compensate for the drudgery of being confined to
such controlled languages, and like other programmers that aren't
renowned for their ability to pontificate illustriously, I just end up
sounding like a long winded n00b.

:-)


Joel


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