MrBRulzOK
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Post by MrBRulzOK on Jan 9, 2010 4:32:45 GMT -5
There are just some words in the English language that are basically next to useless, mainly because they sound ridiculous to say. For example... moony. Yes, moony is an actual word. Well I guess if there's a sunny, there might as well be a moony as well. It's only fair I suppose. Seriously, who actually uses this one on a regular basis?
I'm sure there are of plenty of other examples of unnecessary words as well.
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Jan 9, 2010 6:23:04 GMT -5
Almost every single word they keep adding to the official dictionary every year. Stupid, moronic, shoot me now stuff like:
Frenemy
Vlog
Green-collar
Staycation
Webisode
All of these added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary last year, among a bunch of other awful words that we probably won't even use in a couple of years.
I've got a couple words for ya:
f***ing Morons.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 9, 2010 6:32:58 GMT -5
Almost every single word they keep adding to the official dictionary every year. Stupid, moronic, shoot me now stuff like: Frenemy Vlog Green-collar Staycation Webisode All of these added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary last year, among a bunch of other awful words that we probably won't even use in a couple of years. I've got a couple words for ya: f***ing Morons. Unless we all suddenly stop watching tv within the next few years, the term webisode will still be in use. Plus it actually makes sense, it is an episode hosted on the web. It is just like what we call web logs now(blogs). All those other words, though? Moronic, simply moronic. |
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Post by biafra on Jan 9, 2010 7:34:07 GMT -5
People are actually upset that slang words get popular enough to be included in the dictionary?
* chuckles*.
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Post by Unaffiliated on Jan 9, 2010 8:47:45 GMT -5
People are actually upset that slang words get popular enough to be included in the dictionary? * chuckles*. When they are ridiculous bastardizations of other words, why not? |
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Post by Red Impact on Jan 9, 2010 9:11:11 GMT -5
Flibbertigibbet
It means "A silly, flighty, or scatterbrained person, especially a pert young woman with such qualities."
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Post by Pervy Stone Cold on Jan 9, 2010 9:42:40 GMT -5
Semordnilap. A word that makes another word when spelled backwards ie: diaper --> repaid. It is just palindromes spelled backwards.
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Post by Sharpy Snow on Jan 9, 2010 9:45:31 GMT -5
Almost every single word they keep adding to the official dictionary every year. Stupid, moronic, shoot me now stuff like: Frenemy Vlog Green-collar Staycation Webisode All of these added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary last year, among a bunch of other awful words that we probably won't even use in a couple of years. I've got a couple words for ya: f***ing Morons. I think "Frenemy" is a damn cool word. Has a better ring to it then "friendly rival" |
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on Jan 9, 2010 11:17:43 GMT -5
Zounds! I know it's a word, I just can't think of an occasion where I would need a contraction for "By God's Wounds" as an minced oath.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jan 9, 2010 12:37:38 GMT -5
Blog, hate the word, cannot believe it got put in dictionaries. Popular use doesn't make it right.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2010 12:50:06 GMT -5
Gaydar
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Post by Jason Todd Grisham on Jan 9, 2010 13:37:08 GMT -5
It's been said only germans have one word for "taking joy from the suffering of others" and that is schadenfreude. This is not true. English also has one word that means the same thing: epicaricacy.
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Jan 9, 2010 14:25:49 GMT -5
Almost every single word they keep adding to the official dictionary every year. Stupid, moronic, shoot me now stuff like: Frenemy Vlog Green-collar Staycation Webisode All of these added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary last year, among a bunch of other awful words that we probably won't even use in a couple of years. I've got a couple words for ya: f***ing Morons. I think "Frenemy" is a damn cool word. Has a better ring to it then "friendly rival" Maybe if you're a 14 year old cheerleader. And yeah, I guess webisode makes some sense, but not those others. |
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Post by The Tank on Jan 9, 2010 14:29:21 GMT -5
I think "Frenemy" is a damn cool word. Has a better ring to it then "friendly rival" Maybe if you're a 14 year old cheerleader. And yeah, I guess webisode makes some sense, but not those others. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Stephen Colbert invent the word "frenemy?" Pretty sure his target audience isn't 14-year-old cheerleaders. |
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Jan 9, 2010 14:31:37 GMT -5
Maybe if you're a 14 year old cheerleader. And yeah, I guess webisode makes some sense, but not those others. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Stephen Colbert invent the word "frenemy?" Pretty sure his target audience isn't 14-year-old cheerleaders. Did he? Well then, he's even more of a stooge than I thought. And, sure, his target audience is probably 14 year old cheerleaders then. |
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 9, 2010 14:58:41 GMT -5
It's been said only germans have one word for "taking joy from the suffering of others" and that is schadenfreude. This is not true. English also has one word that means the same thing: epicaricacy. Doesn't sadism/sadist also mean taking joy from the suffering of others? I know it means having joy causing the suffering of others, but still. It counts. So English has two words.  Also.....checking that word you typed on Dictionary.com has yielded a "no definition". You sure that is the correct spelling? If that word doesn't exist, then English would only have one word also, sadism. |
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Post by Red Impact on Jan 9, 2010 15:10:34 GMT -5
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Stephen Colbert invent the word "frenemy?" Pretty sure his target audience isn't 14-year-old cheerleaders. Did he? Well then, he's even more of a stooge than I thought. And, sure, his target audience is probably 14 year old cheerleaders then. From Wikipedia: "Frenemy" (alternately spelled "frienemy") is a portmanteau of "friend" and "enemy" which can refer to either an enemy disguised as a friend or to a partner who is simultaneously a competitor.[1] The term is used to describe personal, geopolitical, and commercial relationships both among individuals and groups or institutions. The word has appeared in print as early as 1953.As can be heard on This American LifeSo nope, Colbert didn't coin it (and, to be fair, when he coins words they're meant to be ironic, like "truthiness") or have anything to do with it being invented. It was coined by a columnist when trying to come up with a word to describe the Russians. |
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Post by The Line on Jan 9, 2010 15:15:42 GMT -5
No new words should ever be added. The English language attained perfection the year of 1687, and we all know it.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 9, 2010 15:31:38 GMT -5
The word "defenestrate" boggles my mind, in the best way possible. It's just such a completely specific word for such a seemingly rare occurence.
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Post by Lionheart on Jan 9, 2010 15:35:17 GMT -5
The word "defenestrate" boggles my mind, in the best way possible. It's just such a completely specific word for such a seemingly rare occurence. This is the one I was going to post. When I learned this word as I child, I was enchanted, and I've never entirely gotten over it since. |
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