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The Iconoclast
Thursday, 8 May 2008
What's the word?

According to the London Evening Standard, journalist Julie Burchill recently turned down a column in The Sun when it refused to pay her £250 (about $500) a word.

What word would be worth £250? I can't think of any word worth that much.

I wish I were paid £250 a word. This post alone would have earned me £15,000.

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8 May 2008
Hugh Fitzgerald
I'm moving to England.

8 May 2008
Special Guest
I'll give you 10 bob for "zumbooruk".

8 May 2008
Send an emailMary Jackson

I'll give you lashings of  zumbooruk for "ten bob".

Americans don't normally say things like "ten bob", although Robert Spencer, memorably, once said "ten quid".



8 May 2008
K W Cook
I think antidisestablishmentarianism is worth at least 5 guineas

8 May 2008
Send an emailMary Jackson
Why, thank you, but I think Hugh wins with polypragmonic. That's worth a fortune.
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