tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5141534967201829634..comments2024-03-27T23:53:59.771-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Use your words! Or don't...Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-25621637220916112222014-07-06T05:50:05.202-04:002014-07-06T05:50:05.202-04:00Many of these have not yet reached South African s...Many of these have not yet reached South African shores, but we are sure to catch up soon - the good, the bad and the ugly.A Broad Abroadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-55223914767087704232014-07-02T18:29:05.101-04:002014-07-02T18:29:05.101-04:00Deprepositionization is always a little unsettling...Deprepositionization is always a little unsettling until you get used to it. "Passengers must all disembark the vessel". The linguistic drift that I find most striking is that no generation may use a word for "good" that the previous would understand, which is cool, harsh, and sick, depending.Zeke Hoskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16243739239096480506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-72627134865945623192014-07-02T16:00:05.585-04:002014-07-02T16:00:05.585-04:00Just have to add another southern use for "tr...Just have to add another southern use for "trolling" in the South to John's explanation. Back when Singles Bars (or Meat Markets) were popular, singles who went out looking to meet someone new were "trolling." I don't know if they still use that term or even do that with all the Internet dating sites.Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-4095307828003606822014-07-02T10:18:23.836-04:002014-07-02T10:18:23.836-04:00In my experience with bread, artisanal = lumpy and...In my experience with bread, artisanal = lumpy and often the color of cheesy flour.<br />I still hate "back in the day", because any more people use it about yesterday.<br />I think John has the provenance of "trolling" correct, and speaking of which, I find "provenance" a very pretentious way of saying what something's history is.<br />My current favorite is on a site I love - Slacktivist - which discusses religious stuff (often with rich sarcasm and dissent) "Thus, Calvinism". <br />Love it, Rob!<br /><br />Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-45285439877470609532014-07-02T09:57:49.450-04:002014-07-02T09:57:49.450-04:00I love observations like these, Rob. Great post.
...I love observations like these, Rob. Great post.<br /><br />Leigh, I imagine the phrase "trolling some sites" came from what we rednecks in the South do a lot: trolling for bass, catfish, etc., by dragging bait/lures slowly through the water behind a fishing boat. (Actually, I've heard some folks say Internet "trolls" are those who post inflammatory or controversial comments.) <br /><br />And I agree with your mention of the growing misuse of words, Leigh. I think our language is probably DEvolving--or whatever the term is, for evolving in the wrong direction.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-4284916386859061122014-07-02T09:43:40.961-04:002014-07-02T09:43:40.961-04:00I love "short-cutlery."I love "short-cutlery."<br />Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-12265321765548916772014-07-02T09:25:44.208-04:002014-07-02T09:25:44.208-04:00Catch-phrases and short-cutlery tend to wear verrr...Catch-phrases and short-cutlery tend to wear verrrry thin with me.<br /><br />In times past when literary effort was involved, I could imagine 'because of' evolving to simply 'because' much like some uses of 'that' have been seen as redundant.<br /><br />While not in the same category as your article, the internet has brought misuse of words to an entirely new and rapid-paced level. For example, "I was trolling some sites…" when they probably meant 'trawling' or (in the Wikipedia sense) possibly 'patrolling'.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-68350987829904253602014-07-02T09:04:15.025-04:002014-07-02T09:04:15.025-04:00Curated is one of my pet peeves- one of those fanc...Curated is one of my pet peeves- one of those fancy dan phrases that sits between pretension and nonsense.<br />Maybe I'm just cranky having been curating my garden!Janice Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041319513734123806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-68282016277873408442014-07-02T06:51:34.166-04:002014-07-02T06:51:34.166-04:00Verrrrry interesting, Rob. I enjoyed the links as...Verrrrry interesting, Rob. I enjoyed the links as well. I misread snowclone the first time through and thought it was snowcone, which even at my age, I love. My favorite is "whataboutery," probably because I heard "what about it?" so often between arguing kids when I taught. I can't think of any additions for you but I'll be on the look-out (or should that be listen-out?)Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.com