When I started blogging in 2008, the difference between a blog and a post was pretty clear. A blog was your dynamic website. A post was the article you’d publish on your blog.

Then in recent years I’ve noticed something strange. People have been calling posts, “blogs”.

At first I found this confusing,

“What do you mean you wrote a blog today? You made a whole website? Do you mean you wrote a post?”

Now every time I hear someone say they’re “writing a blog” or they “published a blog” when they mean post I still bristle a little inside. It just doesn’t sound right.

To me a blog is the container and a post is the contents. Calling a blog (post) a blog is like saying you “wrote a book” every time you write a page or a chapter.

Today I had to look up the definition of the noun “blog” in the dictionary for something and I noticed this on Merriam-Webster.

We know the word blog can also be a verb, it always has been. But in terms of nouns, does blog now mean “the contents of such a site (a blog)” as the dictionary advised me today?

I know language does evolve and maybe the noun blog has evolved to have a dual meaning.

Interestingly, I didn’t see the same definition on the Cambridge dictionary or Macmillan.

So, it’s time to ask for your input. What do you call the entry or article that you publish on your blog?

Please take the quick poll below and share your thoughts in a comment. Do you call articles on your blog “posts” or “blogs”? I’d also love to know where you’re from (perhaps it’s a regional thing?) and when you started blogging (perhaps it’s a new thing?).

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In a recent post we highlighted many of the advantages of educational blogging. The benefits are clear, so why aren’t all educators blogging?

While we firmly believe every educator and classroom could reap the rewards of blogging on some level, we are certainly aware that there are many real and perceived obstacles that can make blogging difficult.

In an effort to identify the key obstacles to blogging that educators are facing, we have created a poll.

We invite all educators to complete the poll. It doesn’t matter if you are currently blogging, have only dabbled or have never blogged. We want to hear from you.

What can make blogging difficult for you? Why aren’t you blogging more? Select any options that apply to you.

Look out for a post identifying key obstacles to blogging and strategies to overcome them in the coming weeks. Why not follow Edublogs on Facebook and Twitter so you don’t miss this post and all our other regular updates?

Feel free to elaborate on your poll response in a comment. What obstacles are you facing? We’d love to hear from you!