Worn-out Words.

[ootlg]

Yes.

[moggyonspeed]

The extension of words by adding "phobic" at the end to somehow convey that the target of such a portmanteau word is wrong, and perhaps irrationally so. Not only is it a complete misuse of the word phobia and its adjective phobic, but it's a barely disguised attempt to occasionally muddy the waters of rational debate.

For example, I dislike the majority of rap "music" for reasons that I don't need to go into here, but I neither fear it, nor the people who perform it or follow it, nor even dislike these people either.

Moreover, I'm so anti-phobic, that I refuse to view myself as phobicphobic.

[wetkingcanute]

not a word but people who talk in the present tense when they mean the past tense. "So yesterday - right - I'm with Dave and I go - let's go Aldi n get some beer".

and also...

"the girl done brilliant"

instead of "The girl did brilliantly"

[moggyonspeed]

Agree totally.

Sadly, it's even crept into historical documentaries and, whilst I'm all in favour of keeping history alive, I'd rather program makers did it using the language in the way it's supposed to be used. To my mind, "Richard III invents car parks on a visit to Leicester and has himself interred under one" is not only historically inaccurate, but is likely to result in my letting down the tyres of the producer.

[mids]

"...at her first blowjob"

[mids]

Damn. That makes me look creepy now...

[moggyonspeed]

If the cap fits etc. etc ...

[mids]

Dutch?

[Repat Van]

Jul 13, 2023 12:25:43 GMT moggyonspeed said:

The extension of words by adding "phobic" at the end to somehow convey that the target of such a portmanteau word is wrong, and perhaps irrationally so. Not only is it a complete misuse of the word phobia and its adjective phobic, but it's a barely disguised attempt to occasionally muddy the waters of rational debate.

For example, I dislike the majority of rap "music" for reasons that I don't need to go into here, but I neither fear it, nor the people who perform it or follow it, nor even dislike these people either.

Moreover, I'm so anti-phobic, that I refuse to view myself as phobicphobic.

Sigh…..

This is like people who complain about the term “anti-Semite” meaning “Jew hate” as “Arabs are semites too”…


Sigh….

Also re: rap music - why would you invest so much time listening to music you dislike? Which I assume you must have if you dislike the “majority” of it.

[Repat Van]

Jul 13, 2023 13:27:23 GMT mids said:

Damn. That makes me look creepy now...

“Now”?

[wetkingcanute]

People who say, when ordering in a restaurant or cafe, to the waiter " Can I Get"

"Can I get a Fillet of Sole Veronique?"

"Can I get a Tornado Rossini"?

"Can I Get Beans on toast?"

[mids]

Unless you're Scottish. It's always been a common phrase.

[flatandy]

Or American. Or British and under 50.

[mids]

Although I prefer "Gie's a fuckin' Fillet of Sole Veronique".

[ootlg]

Or "Careful with that Charlotte Russe, Eugène."

[flatandy]

Rather than “Can I get” these days I use “Hey, I’d love a …” whatever it is, copy of the Daily Express, Grande Skinny Iced Caramel Macchiato, the tasting menu at Alinea, a puncture repair kit… all in the style of saying “I’d love a Babycham”.

It worked OK in Britain but it’s perfect in the US where nobody gets the reference

[perrykneeham]

I'm just using AI to place requests for me.

[mids]

Justified text. Cunts.

[perrykneeham]

Titrate. I keep hearing it. A nurse used it the other day and I wondered if she spoke like that to all her patients or whether she was just trying to impress on me who was the technical expert. It seemed a little crass, but she was a nice enough woman and dealing with my stoma, so I let it slide.

[voice]

On that note, any use of unnessessry technical language used to show inner knowlage or expertise when talking to those you know either don't understand or don't have the context.