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Author:  GovernmentYard [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:11 ]
Post subject:  Wordban

You've got one crack at this, explanations are welcome.

I'm going to kick things off by banning the use of the world kid (incorpoating "kiddies") to mean child or children. If anyone uses the term, I assume they are a moron. It is detestable and while the past accusations of being an americanism are falsehood, one can understand why they came about.

Kid:

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not

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Author:  Dudley [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:38 ]
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Surely a goatboy is a kid ;)

Author:  kalmar [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:40 ]
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Dudley wrote:
Surely a goatboy is a kid ;)


Well spotted :D

Author:  Cras [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 13:29 ]
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Same one I always use - Podcast. There's nothing specific to an iPod about it, nor is it in any way 'cast'. It's an audio file.

Author:  Pod [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 13:37 ]
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Worse is, it used to be webcast before the iPod generation rebranded it. Cunts.

Author:  Cras [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 13:38 ]
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Pod wrote:
Worse is, it used to be webcast before the iPod generation rebranded it. Cunts.


Weren't webcasts streamed, at least making the "-cast" bit somewhat more accurate?

Author:  AceAceBaby [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 13:43 ]
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"FAIL" as a noun, as seen on the internets, written by hateful morons.

Author:  Kern [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 13:45 ]
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'Actioning'

Author:  metalangel [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 13:48 ]
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'Toddler'

Author:  Pod [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 13:49 ]
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Craster wrote:
Pod wrote:
Worse is, it used to be webcast before the iPod generation rebranded it. Cunts.


Weren't webcasts streamed, at least making the "-cast" bit somewhat more accurate?


They were also saved to a file for later downloading sometimes. Anyway, what's the difference? If you save every single byte you've been streamed you end up with the original file. And you can stream "Podcasts". Infact it fucks me off if the "podcast" isn't downloadable quite easily.

Amusingly the wiki entries for Podcast and Webcast don't even think to reference each other in the slightest way. Check out this description of a podcast from the webcast entry:

Quote:
A webcast is a media file distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology. As a broadcast may either be live or recorded, similarly, a webcast may either be distributed live or recorded. Essentially, webcasting is “broadcasting” over the Internet.

The generally accepted use of the term webcast is the "transmission of linear audio or video content over the Internet".


What's that? They're exactly the same. YES THE FUCKING ARE. FUCK OFF APPLE.

Author:  AceAceBaby [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 13:57 ]
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I thought podcast came from webcast, but from being packaged so it can be downloaded for listening on an ipod specifically, or a portable mp3 player generally. The end result may just be another mp3 file or something, but it's as much about the process of development and reason for being, as the actual thing itself.

Author:  Zen-Chan [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 15:50 ]
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"Addicting". Typical moron web usage - "this song is really addicting".

"I could care less". It's "I couldn't care less", you fucking retarded (and almost certainly American, as it's them that seem to use the phrase) cunt. If you "could care less", than that means that you do care, on account of the fact you're saying that the potential exists for you to care an amount less than you currently do.

The way in which "photoshop" has become a by-word not just for any form of image editing, but now just any form of editing at all. Such as the banned racist Bugs Bunny cartoon I was watching on youtube the other day to which some cretin had added the comment "This isn't real, it's probably photoshopped or something." I hope that person was later killed in a horrible mining accident.

"Rediculous". http://www.rediculous.co.uk/

Author:  Da5e [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 16:03 ]
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Zen-Chan wrote:
"Addicting". Typical moron web usage - "this song is really addicting".


:this: :this: :this:

Also: "signal-to-noise". If you don't mean the excellent album by The Rise, shurrup.

Also 2:

Zen-Chan wrote:
The way in which "photoshop" has become a by-word not just for any form of image editing, but now just any form of editing at all. Such as the banned racist Bugs Bunny cartoon I was watching on youtube the other day to which some cretin had added the comment "This isn't real, it's probably photoshopped or something." I hope that person was later killed in a horrible mining accident.


Adobe's website thing wrote:
CORRECT: The image was enhanced with Adobe® Photoshop® Elements software.
INCORRECT: The image was photoshopped.
INCORRECT: The image was Photoshopped.
INCORRECT: The image was Adobe® Photoshopped.


Even they hate that. Generic trademarks, and that.

Author:  Pod [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 16:14 ]
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Davydd Grimm wrote:

Also: "signal-to-noise". If you don't mean the excellent album by The Rise, shurrup.
.

I imagine you despise technical reports on networks more than a person really should?

Author:  Pod [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 16:16 ]
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Zen-Chan wrote:
"I could care less". It's "I couldn't care less", you fucking retarded (and almost certainly American, as it's them that seem to use the phrase) cunt. If you "could care less", than that means that you do care, on account of the fact you're saying that the potential exists for you to care an amount less than you currently do.


Image
Google for "the caring continum"

Author:  NervousPete [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 16:21 ]
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'IRREGARDLESS'.

Gngh. Don't have to explain that one do I, other than describing a horrible fate for anyone who isn't an amusing booming voiced character in a sci-fi parody Futrama thingy/early-quality-Simpsons.

Best use: "Irregardless! I am your god now." - Homer.

Worst use: Politicians. Repeatedly.

Author:  Bear or Bust [ Sun Sep 07, 2008 16:38 ]
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Challenging.

When what you really, really mean to say is hard or difficult. Used by, but not exclusively, politicians and local government when given airtime on BBC news.

Author:  MrD [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:03 ]
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You're silly: 'kid' is fine.

Ignorant, on the other hand, is the word that keeps on giving.

American Heritage Dictionaries defines ignorant as:
Quote:
1. Lacking education or knowledge.
2. Showing or arising from a lack of education or knowledge: an ignorant mistake.
3. Unaware or uninformed.


But, of course, there's no reason why it can't mean 'STUPID OLOLOL' as well!!

Author:  Plissken [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:17 ]
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"Credit crunch".

It doesn't mean anything. It doesn't have any relevance to bits of the economy being broken.

Author:  LewieP [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:45 ]
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"I could care less" when people actually mean "I couldn't care less"

I don't care if I know what you mean, I am not going to stand idly by and let something that is the exact opposite of what you mean be an acceptable substitute.

Not on my watch.

Author:  Bobbyaro [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:47 ]
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My personal bug-bear are horrid abbreviations; especially when used when talking.

1)Obv. - Should only be used in jest.
2)Natch - this shouldn't even be used in text, you twat!
3)Ples. *shudder* Oh fuck off, you utter wanker, that is the single most annoying abbreviation in the world! Except for, that is, ....
4)Imposso. Look, I know you are a teenage girl with more thumbs than brain cells, but please try and use English.

Author:  Squirt [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:58 ]
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"I could care less" only works if you use it in a really specific way, sort of "I could care less, but it would be difficult due to the fact that I care so little currently". Of course, most people don't say it like this.

Author:  tossrStu [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:08 ]
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Bobbyaro wrote:
My personal bug-bear are horrid abbreviations; especially when used when talking.

1)Obv. - Should only be used in jest.
2)Natch - this shouldn't even be used in text, you twat!


"Why do you hate me so much?"
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Author:  Scarysheep3000 [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:15 ]
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Bobbyaro wrote:
My personal bug-bear are horrid abbreviations; especially when used when talking.

1)Obv. - Should only be used in jest.
2)Natch - this shouldn't even be used in text, you twat!
3)Ples. *shudder* Oh fuck off, you utter wanker, that is the single most annoying abbreviation in the world! Except for, that is, ....
4)Imposso. Look, I know you are a teenage girl with more thumbs than brain cells, but please try and use English.


Aw, abbrevs are splends.

Author:  Scarysheep3000 [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:16 ]
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AceAceBaby wrote:
"FAIL" as a noun, as seen on the internets, written by hateful morons.

:this: Especially when preceded by "massive".

Author:  ElephantBanjoGnome [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:25 ]
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Scarysheep3000 wrote:
AceAceBaby wrote:
"FAIL" as a noun, as seen on the internets, written by hateful morons.

:this: Especially when preceded by "massive".

It's not 'massive', it's EPIC.

Man, you FAIL.

Author:  MrChris [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:26 ]
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MetalAngel wrote:
'Toddler'

Ha - I'd agree with you were there an alternative word. "Hateful little screaming bastards" isn't an option except with other parents' kiddies.

Comical wrote:
Man, you FAIL.


You used it as a verb Comical! Silly you for using it correctly. It should have been "Man, you are FAIL" for the full effect.

Author:  myp [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:29 ]
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I don't think I'd ban any words as such, just banning certain people from using them.

Author:  MaliA [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:30 ]
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I'd ban certain people from speaking.

Author:  MrChris [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:31 ]
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LewieP wrote:
"I could care less" when people actually mean "I couldn't care less"

I don't care if I know what you mean, I am not going to stand idly by and let something that is the exact opposite of what you mean be an acceptable substitute.

Not on my watch.

You may wish to have a quiet word with America, then... :)

Author:  ElephantBanjoGnome [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:31 ]
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I'd like to ban people from existance, which would solve many more problems than just the words they use.

@Chris: An EVE radio DJ persists in using the word WIN as a descriptive term. 'I love spaceships, they're WIN'.

Author:  Pod [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:32 ]
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MrD wrote:
You're silly: 'kid' is fine.

Ignorant, on the other hand, is the word that keeps on giving.

American Heritage Dictionaries defines ignorant as:
Quote:
1. Lacking education or knowledge.
2. Showing or arising from a lack of education or knowledge: an ignorant mistake.
3. Unaware or uninformed.


But, of course, there's no reason why it can't mean 'STUPID OLOLOL' as well!!


Brilliantly, where I come from, everyone seems to use it to mean "to ignore". As is, you ignore someone and they shout at you "don't be so ignorant". Which is brilliantly ironic as they don't know what the word means. Woohoo. I saw a good viddie on youtube of some woman saying that to Busta Rhymes and him flying off the handle because he thinks she called him a thick blackie.

check it> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzdVSmcgV18

Author:  Tmuk [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:35 ]
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'Textes' - used instead of 'Texts', as in a text message. Just watch the Jeremy Kyle show for 30 seconds to hear it in action, several times probably.

Author:  MaliA [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:36 ]
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One of the EvE radio DJ's was in a corporation I was in. I never won any of his competitions, but at least I got a shout out every show. mostly accompanied with "He's in system X in shipY with fit Z, go get him"

Author:  kalmar [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:41 ]
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Pod wrote:
MrD wrote:
Ignorant

Brilliantly, where I come from, everyone seems to use it to mean "to ignore".


WHAT? :S

Author:  myp [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:42 ]
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MaliA wrote:
I'd ban certain people from speaking.


Well yes, speaking would be using words, I guess. I'd allow the odd gutteral grunt, however.

Author:  AceAceBaby [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:48 ]
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Pod wrote:
MrD wrote:
You're silly: 'kid' is fine.

Ignorant, on the other hand, is the word that keeps on giving.

American Heritage Dictionaries defines ignorant as:
Quote:
1. Lacking education or knowledge.
2. Showing or arising from a lack of education or knowledge: an ignorant mistake.
3. Unaware or uninformed.


But, of course, there's no reason why it can't mean 'STUPID OLOLOL' as well!!


Brilliantly, where I come from, everyone seems to use it to mean "to ignore". As is, you ignore someone and they shout at you "don't be so ignorant".


I highlighted the pertinent definition for your edification. If someone has ignored you, you might say they were unaware of you, or ignorant of your presence. :hat:

Author:  Da5e [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:50 ]
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myoptika wrote:
MaliA wrote:
I'd ban certain people from speaking.


Well yes, speaking would be using words, I guess. I'd allow the odd gutteral grunt, however.


I would be some kind of language god.

Author:  Ramsea [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 13:32 ]
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Ironically I would ban ironic...for this very reason.

Author:  MaliA [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 13:41 ]
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"Randoms" to mean people. As in "It was us on the ride with a few randoms".

It's cunt garglingly cretinous to use it.

Author:  Tmuk [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 14:16 ]
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MaliA wrote:
"Randoms" to mean people. As in "It was us on the ride with a few randoms".

It's cunt garglingly cretinous to use it.


Yesyesyesyesyes. My estimation of someone immediately plummets when they use the word in this context. I've even tried to find another word to replace it for its intended use but the closest I've got is 'arbitrary' which isn't quite right.
If we can extend this to phrases, all this 'I'm loving...*noun*' gets right up my nose. Where did it come from? It's spread everywhere in the space of a few years, even to the BBC news, where that patronising wench Sian Williams liberally throws it about every morning.

Author:  Scarysheep3000 [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 14:29 ]
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MaliA wrote:
"Randoms" to mean people. As in "It was us on the ride with a few randoms".

It's cunt garglingly cretinous to use it.


Yes. Also: using "random" as a synonym for "bizarre" or "weird". No. Stop it.

Author:  MrD [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 14:32 ]
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I'd like to ban words created from a joining of two existing words if there's already a phrase that's appropriate.

I also really dislike words of the form 'double(blank)', especially if the result is a verb. If you think you're 'double(blank)ing', please rethink your word choice.

Author:  kalmar [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 14:41 ]
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MrD wrote:
I also really dislike words of the form 'double(blank)', especially if the result is a verb. If you think you're 'double(blank)ing', please rethink your word choice.


Hmm. Example?

Author:  MrD [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 14:43 ]
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Well, if somebody was using two objects at once, or twice as much of an object as they normally would, they'd be double(object)ing.

If they're baking a cake, they might be 'doubleicing', or 'doublejamming'. ('Doubling up ingredients' is what they probably meant to say, but I don't like the sound of that either and I don't know why. I'd say 'using twice as much'.)

That's a bad example.

Author:  JBR [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 14:47 ]
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Mr Chris wrote:
LewieP wrote:
"I could care less" when people actually mean "I couldn't care less"

I don't care if I know what you mean, I am not going to stand idly by and let something that is the exact opposite of what you mean be an acceptable substitute.

Not on my watch.

You may wish to have a quiet word with America, then... :)

They're allowed their own language, but it does get in the way a bit. One that seems to have quietened down for the mo but always bugged me was/is

"You just can't"

which in American seems to mean "you can't simply..." but in English ought to mean "you cannot at all". But was used by English types as the former. Grrr, etc.

Author:  kalmar [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 14:49 ]
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MrD wrote:
Well, if somebody was using two objects at once, or twice as much of an object as they normally would, they'd be double(object)ing.

If they're baking a cake, they might be 'doubleicing', or 'doublejamming'. ('Doubling up ingredients' is what they probably meant to say, but I don't like the sound of that either and I don't know why. I'd say 'using twice as much'.)

That's a bad example.


Doublejamming sounds doubleplusgood to me :)

Author:  Bobbyaro [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 15:28 ]
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MrD wrote:
I'd like to ban words created from a joining of two existing words if there's ...


:DD

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
I know this is not what you meant, but it is still amusing.

Author:  Blucey [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 15:34 ]
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angle.



when used by grieving chavs to describe their dead-by-joyriding friends and family usually in overly fluffy terms completely at odds with how they lived their lives. often posted on Bebo, whatever that is.



often preceeded by the word 'are'.

Author:  myp [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 15:51 ]
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Don't worry MrD, I'll doubleban anyone who uses that term.

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