Originally posted by occrider
Despite it not making sense, ************ is still a valid word ... I reserve the right to use it
i really thought more of you! sorry you'll be saying, "don't nobody know what i'm talking about." just because enough people say it for it to be in the dictionary does not make it valid and i'm sticking to that.
Oct-08-2003 16:04
occrider
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quote:
Originally posted by daffodil
i really thought more of you! sorry you'll be saying, "don't nobody know what i'm talking about." just because enough people say it for it to be in the dictionary does not make it valid and i'm sticking to that.
It's no different from other illogical affixes like debone and unravel. However, those are quite commonly accepted as correct usages of words. And this isn't even getting into the mass multitudes of oxymoronic phrases that are widely accepted in language! So why the discriminatory stance against ************??? Just because it only appeared in the early 20th century? Face it, irrespective and regardless were MEANT to be together. A match made in linguistic heaven!
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Oct-08-2003 16:31
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I dont really care about spelling, except using d instead of th like dis, dat, da instead of the etc.
People saying 'could of' because when they hear people saying couldve they think it means of is a bit annoying. It means have
And americans saying 'i could care less'. Its couldNT care less. Think about what it means...
Oct-08-2003 17:15
Konijn
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Registered: Feb 2003
Location: New York City
Re: Offical grammar rant thread
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Originally posted by Essential1
i can't believe how many grown adults don't know the difference between there and their!
Originally posted by occrider
It's no different from other illogical affixes like debone and unravel. However, those are quite commonly accepted as correct usages of words. And this isn't even getting into the mass multitudes of oxymoronic phrases that are widely accepted in language! So why the discriminatory stance against ************??? Just because it only appeared in the early 20th century? Face it, irrespective and regardless were MEANT to be together. A match made in linguistic heaven!
my beef with "************" is this (as posted in the internet slang thread):
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people use ************ to mean regardless. but the construction of the word creates a double negative. logically, using the rules of prefixes and suffixes, "ir-" and "-less" create a double negative and should cancel each other out. by rules of english grammar, the word should mean the opposite of what it does. it's on the same intelligence (and logic) level as terms such as, "ain't no" and "don't nobody."
invented words don't bother me. words that mean the opposite of what their construction indicates does. that term was created and perpetuated by ignorance and stupidity and i'll never change my opinion of that. and just because a word or usage is generally accepted by the population means nothing to me. the general population can't locate france on a map.
Oct-08-2003 19:31
MrSquirrel
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quote:
Originally posted by daffodil
my beef with "************" is this (as posted in the internet slang thread):
invented words don't bother me. words that mean the opposite of what their construction indicates does. that term was created and perpetuated by ignorance and stupidity and i'll never change my opinion of that. and just because a word or usage is generally accepted by the population means nothing to me. the general population can't locate france on a map.
It is a word that sounds cool though...I just don't use it cause I forget how to spell it properly.
I think the word means that the object lacks 'irregard' which I think is esperanto for "fancy underwear"
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Oct-08-2003 19:44
Konijn
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quote:
Originally posted by daffodil
my beef with "************" is this (as posted in the internet slang thread):
invented words don't bother me. words that mean the opposite of what their construction indicates does. that term was created and perpetuated by ignorance and stupidity and i'll never change my opinion of that. and just because a word or usage is generally accepted by the population means nothing to me. the general population can't locate france on a map.
like you, i don't necessarily have beef with neologisms as much as I do with jargon. jargon, in all of its redundant and obfuscatory forms, is the chief culprit in the poisoning of the english language...
Originally posted by daffodil
my beef with "************" is this (as posted in the internet slang thread):
invented words don't bother me. words that mean the opposite of what their construction indicates does. that term was created and perpetuated by ignorance and stupidity and i'll never change my opinion of that. and just because a word or usage is generally accepted by the population means nothing to me. the general population can't locate france on a map.
************ , you're fighting a losing battle if you're trying to stop the bastardization and misuse of the English language.
I champion the illogical nonsensicalness of the English language! If we all understand each other each other perfectly, and work together, God will smite us tower of babel style for sure!
