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[Landis]

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

So... what other expression really grinds you gear(s)?

"chaise lounge" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaise_longue

also, ugly women with hot voices

[pickled_heretic]

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

"chaise lounge" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaise_longue

Here we go. Here's another example of nonstandard usage becoming standard. The article you referred to has itself declared that this has become a standard usage in American English. You can fight the change, but you're just going to look like an assclown and ultimately your efforts are futile.

The English language changes. All languages change. Words are added, modified, and removed on a daily basis. If you spoke with someone who spoke Middle English, you would barely understand them, and farther removed still would your understanding be if you spoke to someone who spoke Old English (In fact, Old English would probably sound like a completely foreign language to you).

[mr.miketastic]

English is such a bastard anyway. Wouldn't it be fair to say that when a language becomes static, it moves into a "dead" category? I much prefer a more dynamic and living language that allows you to create even newer expressions, thus enabling more precise communication.

This may tick someone off, but I love portmanteaus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Or is that tickoff?

[Landis]

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

Here we go. Here's another example of nonstandard usage becoming standard. The article you referred to has itself declared that this has become a standard usage in American English. You can fight the change, but you're just going to look like an assclown and ultimately your efforts are futile.

yes, i'm sure i'll look like an assclown [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Taxi]

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

Here we go. Here's another example of nonstandard usage becoming standard. The article you referred to has itself declared that this has become a standard usage in American English. You can fight the change, but you're just going to look like an assclown and ultimately your efforts are futile.

The English language changes. All languages change. Words are added, modified, and removed on a daily basis. If you spoke with someone who spoke Middle English, you would barely understand them, and farther removed still would your understanding be if you spoke to someone who spoke Old English (In fact, Old English would probably sound like a completely foreign language to you).

No need to over-analyze everything, you can call me a dictatorial baby for being annoyed that people use the term homosexual (gay) to mean something that is lame, but its not a scientific issue.

Ive given 2 good examples, if you choose to ignore them and continue with this notion that I am just a linguistic luddite longing for languages to be frozen in time, then i cant stop you from doing so.

[pickled_heretic]

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

No need to over-analyze everything, you can call me a dictatorial baby for being annoyed that people use the term homosexual (gay) to mean something that is lame, but its not a scientific issue.

Wait, what? Could you provide an example of this?

[Akame]

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

Here we go. Here's another example of nonstandard usage becoming standard. The article you referred to has itself declared that this has become a standard usage in American English. You can fight the change, but you're just going to look like an assclown and ultimately your efforts are futile.

The English language changes. All languages change. Words are added, modified, and removed on a daily basis. If you spoke with someone who spoke Middle English, you would barely understand them, and farther removed still would your understanding be if you spoke to someone who spoke Old English (In fact, Old English would probably sound like a completely foreign language to you).

I still reserve the right to choke someone maliciously for using ginormous in my presence, I don't give a damn if it's been added to the dictionary or not.

[Landis]

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

I still reserve the right to choke someone maliciously for using ginormous in my presence, I don't give a damn if it's been added to the dictionary or not.

Seriously. The "word" grrrl has been added to the Oxford English dictionary. Wtf.

[Kinamur1999]

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

Seriously. The "word" grrrl has been added to the Oxford English dictionary. Wtf.

I had to look it up....the whole book needs to be thrown out.

And before 10 people go jumping off the handle screaming its language evolution man, linguistic scholars decided that...blahblah Just Stop.

If you really want to consider "grrrl" as a real word because someone in an office decided it was, good for you. I'm going to continue fighting bullshit like this and denying it is a word, and no it doesn't make me feel like an asshat. It makes me feel like someone with a fucking brain.

[Qaedain]

I'm sure we can draw a distinction between:
Language "evolving" because the unwashed masses were too lazy to type a complete word and, say, the Normans invading Anglo-Saxon England.

I would argue that there is, in fact, a very big distinction.