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Words
I get so darn tired of some words ! Seems like “iconic” and “epic” are way over used . Especially by TV folks and even on gun auction sights . I blame the clowns in “American Pickers” for iconic , seems like every thing they touch they use that word as an adjective. The younger folks kinda irk me using “like” all the time . And here recently the word “run” used in the context of “shooting a gun” , now to me if you run something typically it has a motor and key ignition . Which brings me to the word “harvest” on the TV hunting shows , I DO NOT harvest deer , dove , geese or pheasants I KILL them . I do however harvest corn wheat vegetables .
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I't "immortal", if you count footballers.
What do they expect?, consult the Websters[/i}, the "Oxford" and the "Macquarie".
Words fail me.
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What do they expect?, consult the Websters[/i}, the "Oxford" and the "Macquarie".
Words fail me.
You have not been alone.
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I suppose the one that has irked me the most over the years is "ton(s)" to denote "alot" .......
"Wheelguns" when revolver is meant really seems to bother many.....
Another one that appeared out of nowhere and took root is the verb "regifted"....
"Wheelguns" when revolver is meant really seems to bother many.....
Another one that appeared out of nowhere and took root is the verb "regifted"....
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The one that gets me all the time is when people write of say Calvary instead of cavalry. There's ton more, Umberti, Where is there an M in Uberti?? It's Jaguar, not "Jagwire"! While we're at it, let's figure out their, they're and there!
As far as firearms go, I agree with "wheel gun" being irritating. Along with referring to a barrel as a tube, and this idea of referring to different types of firearms as "platforms" is as annoying as it gets!
jb
As far as firearms go, I agree with "wheel gun" being irritating. Along with referring to a barrel as a tube, and this idea of referring to different types of firearms as "platforms" is as annoying as it gets!
jb
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see there.....you're just trying to annoy me !2ndovc wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:48 am The one that gets me all the time is when people write of say Calvary instead of cavalry. There's ton more, Umberti, Where is there an M in Uberti?? It's Jaguar, not "Jagwire"! While we're at it, let's figure out their, they're and there!
As far as firearms go, I agree with "wheel gun" being irritating. Along with referring to a barrel as a tube, and this idea of referring to different types of firearms as "platforms" is as annoying as it gets!
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For me it's when someone offers their opinion in a FTF conversation, starting with the word "obviously".... (IMO it seems like they're calling you stupid)
Also, when someone uses "Winny" ILO "Winchester".
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For me it's when someone offers their opinion in a FTF conversation, starting with the word "obviously".... (IMO it seems like they're calling you stupid)
Also, when someone uses "Winny" ILO "Winchester".
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One that I see a lot is "alot". Its not a word.
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I see this a lot on U-Tube; conversation ------ then a pause as if they loose their train of thought, then: "and yeah", then they continue talking. It's almost as bad as " you know".
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Young people who say "awesome", "perfect" "like" etc. every other word. "No problem" instead of "You're welcome". "Know what I'm talking about?"
When did bullets become "pills" ?
Winnie, Annie, Shottie, Remmie. Platforms. Give me a break.
Speak English.
When did bullets become "pills" ?
Winnie, Annie, Shottie, Remmie. Platforms. Give me a break.
Speak English.
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Things like LOL, FTF, etc. i understand when you were texting . But when speaking it’s absurd.
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How about what 99% of gun writers write...."inherent accuracy".
Personally, I can think of a whole lot more things in life to be annoyed about than the twisting of simple words....we can start with the butchering of the Kings English with Ebonics and how the libs want to teach it in schools.---6
Personally, I can think of a whole lot more things in life to be annoyed about than the twisting of simple words....we can start with the butchering of the Kings English with Ebonics and how the libs want to teach it in schools.---6
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I left the Ebonics thing alone as I assumed I’d be called racial . But the big word in that group to me is “conversate” that isn’t a word for sure !Sixgun Sr wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:24 pm How about what 99% of gun writers write...."inherent accuracy".
Personally, I can think of a whole lot more things in life to be annoyed about than the twisting of simple words....we can start with the butchering of the Kings English with Ebonics and how the libs want to teach it in schools.---6
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I don't consider the condensation of Ebonics as a hateful racial thing as I know black guys that if you were talking to them on the phone, you'd never know they were black......I think it's a choice and a sign of laziness , no different than the way some hillbillies talk.
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I just avoid individuals that annoy me with their mannerisms. They don't pay my bills and are not my keepers.
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What a bunch of old fuddie duddies(sp?)! I know my parents did, and I'd bet your parents also complained about the way you talked growing up. Especially during our teen years... embrace the change! Feel young again! Besides, it's all TV's fault... Do like I do... when it gets really tough to understand... lapse into Spanish or German.. give 'em a real treat, Sottish Gaelic. I ain't got a clue how it's really spoken, so I just make it up!
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What be the haps?
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Irregardless is a mosh pit of a word which bothers me. Double negatives are annoying.
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Griff wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 3:53 pm What a bunch of old fuddie duddies(sp?)! I know my parents did, and I'd bet your parents also complained about the way you talked growing up. Especially during our teen years... embrace the change! Feel young again! Besides, it's all TV's fault... Do like I do... when it gets really tough to understand... lapse into Spanish or German.. give 'em a real treat, Sottish Gaelic. I ain't got a clue how it's really spoken, so I just make it up!
Want a challenge? Read some of Robert Burns' poetry... after that, Tennyson & Keats is easy!
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One English Teacher in High School could speak Irish Gaelic. She read Burn's poetry in Gaelic with an Irish accent. Knowing that she was from Krakow made it all the more interesting.
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I have an 1877 edition of the Complete Works of Robert Burns, I've read it about 3 times... with a Scottish dictionary at my side!!!
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My favorite time is in the morning drive/commute, when I listen to WIBC's Tony Katz, and when they go to commercial breaks, I hit the 'NPR' station..... the GAME is to see how far they can go to twist ANY news item to disrespect Trump.... their imagination and creativity is AWESOME...!
Anyway, it is humorous to listen to the 'superior intellects' totally DESTROY the English Language and use terrible grammar, and tons of "like" in their verbiage.
The most awesome thing is when they say to tune in, so they can "...help me understand the newsworthy events of the day..." Yeah, right. My IQ is over 150, and the average news-babe from NPR is likely 100 at best. I read and digest and analyze many different news sources, and the NPR news babe's cultural and intellectual horizon is limited by whatever is discussed at Starbucks over her morning latte.
I'm really glad the are so willing to "help me understand the days news events"....
Anyway, it is humorous to listen to the 'superior intellects' totally DESTROY the English Language and use terrible grammar, and tons of "like" in their verbiage.
The most awesome thing is when they say to tune in, so they can "...help me understand the newsworthy events of the day..." Yeah, right. My IQ is over 150, and the average news-babe from NPR is likely 100 at best. I read and digest and analyze many different news sources, and the NPR news babe's cultural and intellectual horizon is limited by whatever is discussed at Starbucks over her morning latte.
I'm really glad the are so willing to "help me understand the days news events"....
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Surprising from this gaggle of guys..... denigrating individualism!
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When it comes to gun stuff I have an intense dislike when people write "boolit". I ain't the best when it comes to spelling but deliberately distorting some as sacred as "bullet" is just wrong. I also dislike "wheelgun" ... "bottom feeder" ... "bang stick" and ....
oh nevermind ...
it just gets depressing.
it's one reason I quit most of the internet.
oh nevermind ...
it just gets depressing.
it's one reason I quit most of the internet.
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Lingo is constantly changing and people want to be cool. "Back in the day" it was the same "daddyeo"
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That's one I really cant stand- back in the day...before the wheel? Sliced bread? The internet?Old Savage wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:10 am Lingo is constantly changing and people want to be cool. "Back in the day" it was the same "daddyeo"
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This may be helpfulGriff wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2019 3:53 pm What a bunch of old fuddie duddies(sp?)! I know my parents did, and I'd bet your parents also complained about the way you talked growing up. Especially during our teen years... embrace the change! Feel young again! Besides, it's all TV's fault... Do like I do... when it gets really tough to understand... lapse into Spanish or German.. give 'em a real treat, Sottish Gaelic. I ain't got a clue how it's really spoken, so I just make it up!
Want a challenge? Read some of Robert Burns' poetry... after that, Tennyson & Keats is easy!
https://www.reddit.com/r/languagelearni ... ge_gaelic/
It was on youtube but they made it age restricted. I dont have any youtube account, so found it elsewhere. She has a few funny videos on youtube. Irish GPS was good.
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Isnt it amazing how many people post without reading the thread?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ0aINUzMSU
https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/ns/345
I love words, which is to say that I love language.
Language is God's gift to us so that He can communicate with us, and we with Him.
Listening to the Irish rendition of a 1200 hundred year old worship song is . . . . . sweet
https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/ns/345
I love words, which is to say that I love language.
Language is God's gift to us so that He can communicate with us, and we with Him.
Listening to the Irish rendition of a 1200 hundred year old worship song is . . . . . sweet
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So, the idea is old words are good, new words are bad.
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Perhaps it is that some new words are unacceptable when they are not intended to advance the language, but merely to give a secret password to a group. Copascetic is a word that was made up in the late 80s, and has come into common use. It cuts down from 3 to 7 words into 1 for describing a situation. It has a purpose. I remember hearing it from the kids from detonation-troit back then. The motor city seems to be where it started.
Wheel gun feels as if it is a put down for a revolver. It does not advance the language.
Wheel gun feels as if it is a put down for a revolver. It does not advance the language.
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I think, besides the tower of Babel, some languages are an effort to deliberately make one's people group secure from the outsiders. The two different Chinese languages come to mind. Or French. A type of encryption perhaps. Which coincides with the information that, in every case I've seen, the word for a tribe or clan is something like "the people". And the word for everyone else is "the barbarians"... this seems to be universal. And an indication of which one someone is, is coded in the language...
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Actually copacetic has been used since at least 1919 as per the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Some firearms related terms that irritate me.....'shottie' or 'scatter-gun' means shotgun I guess....referring to a Winchester as a 'winnie' or referring to a Remington as a 'remy'...then you have 'wheel-gun' to me that would imply something with tires on it such as artillery rather than a revolver
I try not to get my shorts twisted too much over such terminology
I try not to get my shorts twisted too much over such terminology
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+1 on "shottie"
One that sticks in my craw....."prolly"....instead of probably. Oh, and referring to a rifle as a "stick".
One that sticks in my craw....."prolly"....instead of probably. Oh, and referring to a rifle as a "stick".
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Hey, most of us here are B(efore) I(nternet). And I was born AD not CE.GunnyMack wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2019 11:07 amThat's one I really cant stand- back in the day...before the wheel? Sliced bread? The internet?Old Savage wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:10 am Lingo is constantly changing and people want to be cool. "Back in the day" it was the same "daddyeo"
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Here in Oldfogeyville we don't want anything to change goldurnit.
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You spelled it wong.Old Savage wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:18 pm Here in Oldfogeyville we don't want anything to change goldurnit.
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"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
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Any seller describing a firearm as "minty" raises my blood press.
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how about the baseball 'person' referring to an RBI as a ribby ?
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I don't think so.
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In the immortal words of Foghorn Leghorn “It’s a joke son.”
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"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
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"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
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Copacetic was misspelled earlier unless you were talking about other words there Foghorn.
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So I put the two common spellings into one word, as copasetic is the earliest known spelling and copacetic has become the slightly more common spelling, it is just immaterial. We knew which Chicago and Southern slang word was referred to. It is a completely American word which the American dictionaries spelled with the "s" until the Oxford dictionary pushed the "c" into the more common usage. It was still considered regional and colloquial slang until some time in the 80s or 90s when it became common.Old Savage wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2019 7:45 pm Copacetic was misspelled earlier unless you were talking about other words there Foghorn.
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What really upset me was when they quit using "daisy" and in "You're a daisy if you do."
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So you can spell it with an s or a c but you decided to use both?
That certainly seems to be a mispreapprehension of spelling where you must be pacific.
I have heard it used in the Northeast since at least the 60s.
That certainly seems to be a mispreapprehension of spelling where you must be pacific.
I have heard it used in the Northeast since at least the 60s.
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Huckleberry, daisy, whats the diff?
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Well .. the problem is ... they quit using "huckleberry" also!Booger Bill wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2019 10:42 am Huckleberry, daisy, whats the diff?
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"I'll be your Huckleberry."
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I have been around guns all my life and have yet to see or handle one that had a “ PLATFORM”. Another “ ain't I cool “word used today.
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Candace Owens really rips into the blacks who feel somehow that they don't have to bother to learn the English language...and they can't fight back, because she be black too...
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