I try not to be too much of a fussy Prescriptionist when it comes to language. I try especially hard not to be too Prescriptionist when it comes to new words. Grammar is a different story, but again, I try not to be a pill about it.
Living languages change and evolve. It's part of them being living languages. So bring on the neologisms -- if they're worth anything, it's good to have them, and if they aren't, they'll disappear fast enough.
That said, I think that 'webinar' (= seminar given over a web-based application, rather than in a classroom setting) has to be the most appalling, and least euphonious, neologism I have heard in a loooooong time, and I can only wish it a speedy demise.
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