Sunday, November 23, 2003
Corporate chieftain turns lexicographer
The word: McJobs:
Yeah? So what's your point?
McDonald's chairman Jim Cantalupo publicly lost his patience this month with the way ["McJobs"] is being used to describe dead-end work, particularly for young people.
Mr. Cantalupo wrote a letter denouncing Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary for using McJob in its new edition, where the word is defined as "a low-paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement."
Yeah? So what's your point?