[Air-l] we need a new word?

[Mark D. Johns]

Barry Wellman wrote:
> So what to call it. My first thought at the breakfast table was "e-media",
> but I am open to other suggestions. I also am putting it on the list,
> because I am confident that others have had similar dilemmas, and that it
> would be best if we had a standard word.

When in the U.S., Barry, you can always follow the lead of our 
illustrious leader and use the term, "internets."
-- 
Mark D. Johns, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor of Communication/Linguistics,
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
http://faculty.luther.edu/~johnsmar/
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