Hahaha, what kind of dog?

Did you see James Martin's (perhaps a reply to Professor Marin's?)?

"I'm really good at math".

LOL

McGill alum not happy with Paul.

There are people who'll say yes, but personally, I think that's just inane.

"I'm" has it's own entry in the OED, so as far as I'm concerned it's one word.

No Hemmingways there.

Don Newman hasn't twittered it yet.

Sounded so cool in focus groups…

I was going with the Merriam-Webster definition: "chiefly British : affectedly or excessively dainty, delicate, cute, or quaint <such a theme might sound twee or corny — Times Literary Supplement>".

Again, no doubt that it's a little bit twee, but the lack of lace or smiling teddy bears makes me question a characterization that it's "extremely" twee.

Might I also point out that perhaps, just maybe, how most of us view this site and how the target audience (prospective students who are mostly 16 and 17 year olds) might be different?

Is it possible that to a group of people not yet old enough to vote this site might not seem quite so "twee".

In my experience, "twee" is used more in the sense of "pretentious" or "affected" or perhaps "precious" than "cute" or "quaint". Nothing "teddy bears" or "hearts". The TLS reference is weak, as I don't see "corny" being any part of it.

The black and concrete are very deliberate design decisions and, added to the wonderfully self-conscious comments, contribute to the feeling of a precious little parlor game played by over-active but under-employed intellects looking for the mot juste that sums up their wonderfulness.

I enjoyed reading this post. It’s hard to find good reads like this nowadays… I’m glad I stopped by!