Word: crowd
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...Pickett, executive editor of the American Heritage Dictionary, says that changes to dictionary entries are always on the table, but he and his seven fellow editors are a tough crowd. They keep an eye on print publications to see whether a variant usage has started to become mainstream. Any word that seems to be a good candidate for an update undergoes rigorous scrutiny as the editors seek input from a panel of some 200 orthographic and lexicographic whizzes. Even among this writerly crowd, 13% admitted in 1996 to combining a lot into a single word. But 93% still considered...
...make no mistake, this crowd is linked, inextricably and powerfully, to the elderly power brokers dining, rather more formally, 30 miles to the south. In China, respect for your elders, for your forbears, is even more important than making money. And as Robin Li, the Baidu CEO, told a friend, parties like the one at the Commune last night don't arise out of thin air. They are not a historical accident. Nothing about China, in the late summer of 2008, was preordained. Li, a celebrity in China for his success as well his good looks, understands this acutely...
...could feel fulfilled on Sunday night. Kobe Bryant unveiled a cornucopia of crowd-pleasing slams that rallied the U.S. to a comfortable 101-70 win over China on Sunday night at the jam-packed Olympic Basketball Gymnasium. And though his country lost to a loaded American hoops squad, China should shoulder no regrets. Sure, it got bounced by a superior United States team that, by the way, is quite beloved by the host country. But the game, anticipated to be one of the most-watched hoops contest in history, still generated more buzz than anything the NBA can offer...
...course, Chinese fans weren't alone in the crowd. The game was the hottest ticket in town; fans from the Philippines, India, Senegal and the Solomon Islands checked in. And there was plenty of red, white and blue sprinkled throughout the arena. As the Chinese team ran onto the court, Brendan Kelly, a 13-year-old from Los Angeles, waved a Chinese flag, yet wore a Team USA shirt. Who was he rooting for? "China," he says. Why? "Because I'm pissed off at the government," he says. "They've lied to us in the past, and spent...
...wasn't at full strength. Coming off a foot injury that ended his Houston Rockets season, Yao was slow and tired, often lingering behind on the fast breaks, doubling over to catch his breath. Though he sank a three-pointer for the first bucket of the game, sending the crowd into ecstasy, he finished with 13 points on an ugly 3-10 shooting night. "He's not where he going to be," says U.S. point guard Chris Paul...