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“When I get a little money, I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes.” ~ Desiderius Erasmus (1465-1536)

According to Scholastic, the publisher of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter VII will be called “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”

Meanwhile, JK Rowling is still working on the book.  She wrote in a blog post, “I’m now writing scenes that have been planned, in some cases, for a dozen years or even more.  I don’t think anyone who has not been in a similar situation can possibly know how this feels: I am alternately elated and overwrought. I both want, and don’t want, to finish this book (don’t worry, I will.)”

Wordie goes by the tagline “Like Flickr, but without the photos” but it’s much more than that.  Until you’ve tried it out, you’d never believe social word-listing could be so fun.  Like shadenfreude?  So do 127 other people, right now.  The interface is clear and intuitive; you make lists of words.  Each word has its own permanent page, with comments, and lists the people who like that word.  You spend time trolling user lists, hunting words related to the ones you like.

Here’s what the interface looks like:

If you want to try it out, the Wordie homepage, my userpage, or my word list feed!