February 2008


February 29, 2008

Luddite

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 01, 2008 is:

Luddite • \LUH-dyte\  • noun
: one of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying laborsaving machinery as a protest; broadly : one who is opposed to especially technological change

Example sentence:
Luddites might argue that the modern electronic age is too impersonal, but they cannot deny that it has brought new conveniences and information to the masses.

Did you know?
Luddites could be considered the first victims of corporate downsizing. The Luddite movement began in the vicinity of Nottingham, England, toward the end of 1811 when textile mill workers rioted for the destruction of the new machinery that was slowly replacing them. Their name is of uncertain origin, but it may be connected to a (probably mythical) person known as Ned Ludd. According to an unsubstantiated account in George Pellew's Life of Lord Sidmouth (1847), Ned Ludd was a Leicestershire villager of the late 1700s who, in a fit of insane rage, rushed into a stocking weaver's house and destroyed his equipment; subsequently, his name was proverbially connected with machinery destruction. With the onset of the information age, "Luddite" gained a broader sense describing anyone who shuns new technology.

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supererogatory: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

supererogatory: going beyond what is required or expected; also, superfluous, unnecessary.

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