RnF much more interesting since FE died

[Nune]

lol Harry talkin about his keen survival abilities in life.

Come run your fuckin mouth in the hood where I live bro, no one uses fists round hurr. Seems to be a trend of life and pixel life going oorly for you, and one can only assume it's because you obviously don't know when to shut the fuck up.

[Hasbinbad]

Originally Posted by Alawen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

in common usage all phonetic repetition is referred to as alliteration.

common usage is wrong.

[Hasbinbad]

Originally Posted by Nune [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

lol Harry talkin about his keen survival abilities in life.

Come run your fuckin mouth in the hood where I live bro, no one uses fists round hurr. Seems to be a trend of life and pixel life going oorly for you, and one can only assume it's because you obviously don't know when to shut the fuck up.

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[Alawen]

Originally Posted by Hasbinbad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

common usage is wrong.

I can't really agree with you there. I've been writing professionally for about twenty years now and there is no way to fight the evolution of a living language. It's not worth the time it takes to explain that such as is a two-word preposition and including is a transitive verb. The opening sequence for one of the most iconic television series of all time, Star Trek, shamelessly repeats (see what I did there?) a split infinite. If it doesn't sound awkward, print it or post it.

[r00t]

wut the fuk u morans talkin about

[Alawen]

On a related tangent, I read a fun article about old words today: 12 Old Words that Survived by Getting Fossilized in Idioms

[quido]

Yet you imply the word "faggot" has the exact same connotation it did many years ago and is necessarily a slur on homosexuals! Don't fight it bro - embrace it. Faggotry for all - no gays required.

[Alawen]

Originally Posted by quido [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yet you imply the word "faggot" has the exact same connotation it did many years ago and is necessarily a slur on homosexuals! Don't fight it bro - embrace it. Faggotry for all - no gays required.

The pejorative is actually a modern usage. If you think it's not offensive to the gay community, try dropping it a few times in a leather bar and see how that goes for you. I look forward to the MS paint self-portrait. Trying to pretend that slurs including faggot, ******, and retard are not insulting in both a general and specific sense is purely delusional.

Yes, I'm aware of the South Park episode.

[r00t]

retarded ******fagget

[quido]

I don't watch stupid preachy shit like South Park. And I disagree. One must be the change one sees in the world! I don't care if angst-laden homosexuals are offended by the word "faggot;" there are other demographics that see it as something else entirely. Unlike the word the word "******," the word "faggot" has another accepted connotation among a far-reaching group of people. Who made a bunch of leather-clad homosexuals the authority on semantics? It's just a word, anyways. The implication is in the mouth of the speaker. If people want to get bent out of shape making assumptions and taking things the wrong way, they can go for it.

I suggest we all do our part to eliminate the homosexual-related connotation sometimes attached to the beautiful masterpiece that is the word "faggot." There was a time when the word "swell" was considered a curse.

The same goes for "retarded." The meaning has evolved, in some contexts, to such a degree that oftentimes "retarded" simply means "masterful," in certain regards anyways. Shawn Lane is retarded at the electric guitar. I think this is the most fitting description of his playing without employing a more long-winded description. Some poor mother of a developmentally-disabled child somewhere would pitch a real fit though if she heard me say that, probably without even catching on to my meaning.

Some people have nothing better to do than go around looking to get offended.