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[Taxi]

Yea i fuck up words often, and look dumb myself. It doesnt stop me from being annoyed at particular things people say.

[Alifeyl]

Omni, that's "Googled" with a capital G according to the Associated Press. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And is it a tautology if I say I don't like verbizing? Because isn't using the word verbizing verbizing? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[pickled_heretic]

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

Yea i fuck up words often, and look dumb myself. It doesnt stop me from being annoyed at particular things people say.

As long as you can acknolwedge that it's just your OCD kicking in rather than some sort of universal ethical principle that people are violating when they use words that annoy you then I guess we don't have a problem.

[Akame]

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

As long as you can acknolwedge that it's just your OCD kicking in rather than some sort of universal ethical principle that people are violating when they use words that annoy you then I guess we don't have a problem.

No I'm quite prejudice against people who use slang to be lazy. L337 speech is something akin to nails on a chalkboard.

[Taxi]

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

As long as you can acknolwedge that it's just your OCD kicking in rather than some sort of universal ethical principle that people are violating when they use words that annoy you then I guess we don't have a problem.

So how would you diagnose your compulsion of pointless nitpicking with an obvious troll called clamsmasher22? Or with us for that matter. Since were flaming and all that.

[pickled_heretic]

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

So how would you diagnose your compulsion of pointless nitpicking with an obvious troll called clamsmasher22? Or with us for that matter. Since were flaming and all that.

see this post:

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

Not that laissez-faire linguistics needs a patron or defender. Language will continue to evolve with or without you. I really just came in here to stir up some shit for my afternoon shit and so far I'd say mission successful.

Language changes though many mechanisms, including slang and assimilation of words from other languages. None of you here can stop that. The fact that you complain about it is probably going to make these words seem even more exotic to some people and may even accelerate this rate of change.

It's like you're all saying "I think it's terrible that natural selection determines that the most successful species thrive and survive! We have to do something to stop it!" Lol. Good luck with that.

[Ihealyou]

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

It's like you're all saying "I think it's terrible that natural selection determines that the most successful species thrive and survive! We have to do something to stop it!" Lol. Good luck with that.

I believe God said that [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[mr.miketastic]

Newsatleven [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I recommend looking at L. Sprague De Camp's theories on the english language evolving from a science fiction writer's perspective.
Alternatively, one could also look at A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess and Nadsat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadsat Although technically an argot, slang can become part of the lexicon of a language due to cross cultural pollination.

[Kinamur1999]

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

None of you here can stop that.

You're right but I'll be damned if I'm going to sit here and accept/defend it because someone told me to.

[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Kinamur1999 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You're right but I'll be damned if I'm going to sit here and accept/defend it because someone told me to.

Here is where you explain why the natural evolution of language is a bad thing, other than the fact that it offends your sensibilities.

Or, is that the only reason?