Only for Conoisseurs

[Alifeyl]

And just in case you are wondering:

The most significant change for webmasters in the latest issue of the AP Stylebook is the use of "website" as one word, lowercase (instead of "Web site"), also:
• website
• webcam
• webmaster
• webcast

"Web" is still capitalized for the following uses:
• the Web
• Web page
• Web feed
• Web address

"Internet" is still capitalized (as is its abbreviation, "Net").

"intranet" is not capitalized.

"e-mail" is hyphenated but not capitalized anymore. Other e- words:
• e-mail
• e-book
• e-commerce
• e-business

"online" is no longer hyphenated.

"Google" is capitalized, even when used as a verb (as in "Googled")

Talk about language changing: these words didn't even exist when I was in school! O.o

[pickled_heretic]

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

I was just meaning that you framed the thread in a "I think people who dont want language to change look like assclowns" way when its not about that.

That's what it seemed like to me. You claimed French ownership on an English word in your initial post and then called it ironic when people used it. I think it's ironic that this whole thread is based on a post that was basically founded on ignorance in the first place.

I appreciate your ability to distance yourself from faulty arguments quickly. It's irritating when someone makes a bad claim and then defends it despite the fact that it is even clear to the individual that his original point was refuted.

With that said, you're not the only one posting here. If I'm responding to someone with a quote, you can be fairly sure that I am addressing them specifically, and not the original poster.

To be honest, though, if I had time, I would have criticized you for politicizing something as trivial as as word usage during sporting events as well. I don't care if you think "pirouette" or "conoisseur" are "conservative" words, my only interest here is defending laissez-faire linguistics.

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.

[Taxi]

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

To be honest, though, if I had time, I would have criticized you for politicizing something as trivial as as word usage during sporting events as well. I don't care if you think "pirouette" or "conoisseur" are "conservative" words, my only interest here is defending laissez-faire linguistics.

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.

Again with that argument that the thread is about me wanting to stop languages from evolving. I was just wanting to know what sentences irrates people and why?

About the skateboarding: If you dont know whats a 360 flip and a 540, you should stay out of the commenting skateboard business. I wouldnt want a skateboarder commenting a basketball game in anything but a shit and giggles fest.

I was lazy in explaining, but the sports channel, instead of putting people on the microphone that know about skateboarding, put on people with mustaches and suits who at other schedule times are probably commenting on mini-golf and Hockey.

Its just a laidback thread, no need to take it that seriously, my first post was even written intentionally in one, punctuation-less stream-of-consciousness style to set the mood.

"laissez-faire-linguistics"... GO!

Just like eating marbles out of a sewer.

it was pretty like a racoon in flight!

It was a deep blue green, the kind you only see from those Icelandic volcano lava trails.

[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.

[pickled_heretic]

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

"laissez-faire-linguistics"... GO!

Just like eating marbles out of a sewer.

it was pretty like a racoon in flight!

It was a deep blue green, the kind you only see from those Icelandic volcano lava trails.

The laissez-faire nature of language has determined that those expressions are not very successful at conveying meaning and nobody uses them.

See how some problems take care of themselves? you don't need to go on a crusade to convince people to not use lava as a metaphor to describe "deep blue-green" things because the "unwashed masses" would all look at you like a dipshit if you tried.

[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.

[Taxi]

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

The laissez-faire nature of language has determined that those expressions are not very successful at conveying meaning and nobody uses them.

See how some problems take care of themselves? you don't need to go on a crusade to convince people to not use lava as a metaphor to describe "deep blue-green" things because the "unwashed masses" would all look at you like a dipshit if you tried.

"Im just looking to see if theres anyone i know" is one serious example off the top of my head. Yes, youre looking to see, thanks for specifying you werent looking to hear.

[Excision Rottun]

"un-thaw"

[pickled_heretic]

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

"Im just looking to see if theres anyone i know" is one serious example off the top of my head. Yes, youre looking to see, thanks for specifying you werent looking to hear.

Once again, the meaning has been successfully conveyed. I don't see anything wrong with this expression. Are you saying redundancy makes it harder to understand or what?

[Xenephex]

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

"laissez-faire-linguistics"... GO!

Just like eating marbles out of a sewer.

it was pretty like a racoon in flight!

It was a deep blue green, the kind you only see from those Icelandic volcano lava trails.

Lower than rattlesnake shit in a wagon rut.