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"Please S T O P saying this" thread.

440 4 speed said:
Had that discussion years ago about irregardless and regardless. I thought they were used differently. Found out they were interchangeable, much to my surprise.
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I'm sure that I have mentioned it but.....
Mary has a side "hustle" where she edits novels. She has taken courses in English and other related stuff. She has directed me to Merriam-Webster many times and a theme has developed since the internet gained popularity. What used to be butchered language that we only heard has devolved into the written word with so many people on social forums. The tide of crap is so big, they have bent over and begun to accept shitty, mangled versions of words and phrases instead of sticking to their principles.
Hot water heater.
Could care less.
Inflammable.
Irregardless.
The list goes on.....
 
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Merriam-Webster do say it's a word. Personally I find it illogical but language does evolve and people are, of course, free to use it. FWIW, here is a quote from Merriam-Webster on 'irregardless'

"Is irregardless slang?

We label irregardless as “nonstandard” rather than “slang.” When a word is nonstandard it means it is “not conforming in pronunciation, grammatical construction, idiom, or word choice to the usage generally characteristic of educated native speakers of a language.” Irregardless is a long way from winning general acceptance as a standard English word. For that reason, it is best to use regardless instead."

It's on this page: Definition of IRREGARDLESS
 
Kern Dog said:
I'm sure that I have mentioned it but.....
Mary has a side "hustle" where she edits novels. She has taken courses in English and other related stuff. She has directed me to Merriam-Webster many times and a theme has developed since the internet gained popularity. What used to be butchered language that we only heard has devolved into the written word with so many people on social forums. The tide of crap is so big, they have bent over and begun to accept shitty, mangled versions of words and phrases instead of sticking to their principles.
Hot water heater.
Could care less.
Inflammable.
Irregardless.
The list goes on.....
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There's not really anything wrong with Inflammable. It seems odd as an English word, but like so many it is rooted in Latin and comes from 'inflammare', a word which means 'to cause to catch fire'. No internet interference or butchery in this case. :)
 
David Womby said:
Merriam-Webster do say it's a word. Personally I find it illogical but language does evolve and people are, of course, free to use it. FWIW, here is a quote from Merriam-Webster on 'irregardless'

"Is irregardless slang?

We label irregardless as “nonstandard” rather than “slang.” When a word is nonstandard it means it is “not conforming in pronunciation, grammatical construction, idiom, or word choice to the usage generally characteristic of educated native speakers of a language.” Irregardless is a long way from winning general acceptance as a standard English word. For that reason, it is best to use regardless instead."

It's on this page: Definition of IRREGARDLESS
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It’s irregardless imo
 
The overuse of the word ***.
That is one big *** tree.
Joe is a grown *** man.
Okay, the old fashioned uses are still valid in my opinion.
I kicked his ***.
The car hauls ***.
Maybe when used as a legitimate noun, it is okay with me but as an adjective? A big *** tree? The tree grows asses?
 
Kern Dog said:
The overuse of the word ***.
That is one big *** tree.
Joe is a grown *** man.
Okay, the old fashioned uses are still valid in my opinion.
I kicked his ***.
The car hauls ***.
Maybe when used as a legitimate noun, it is okay with me but as an adjective? A big *** tree? The tree grows asses?
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Someone is trying to say 'Ash tree'.
 
She has a perfect ***!

Please refer to:

Why is lingerie sexier than a bathing suit? thread #2109 as reference​

 
Out of an abundance of caution
 
Websters adds "new" words yearly.

This usually makes the news.

For the past 15 or so years, there's always a "web" derived slang term added.

Guess they found a way to get their 15 minutes once every year.


I've preferred Funk and Wagnall's since the 1980's when I discovered they did not shy away from risque terms like Webster's did.
(plus it's fun to say)
 
There's a definite order of thickness, IIRC even scientifically proven for CH's.

From thinnest to thickest-

Blond, red*, brown, black.

(certain red can be more coarse than brown, but all that I've personally experienced have been more fine)
 
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Kern Dog said:
The overuse of the word ***.
That is one big *** tree.
Joe is a grown *** man.
Okay, the old fashioned uses are still valid in my opinion.
I kicked his ***.
The car hauls ***.
Maybe when used as a legitimate noun, it is okay with me but as an adjective? A big *** tree? The tree grows asses?
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So assclown is still acceptable.
 
How about "fully". This has taken over our hobby as an overused descriptor. Fully built engine, fully built rear end, fully built trans, etc. What the hell does that mean? I once asked a guy who advertised his car had a fully built rear end, as to what all was done to it. He responded with 28 spline moser axles and a rebuilt posi with new bearings. In other words, not much. The *** end in my car has 35 spline axles, spool, aliminum center with billet caps and Pro series gear, I still don't refer to it as fully built. Sheesh.
 
Kern Dog said:
A big *** tree? The tree grows asses?
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They're not as common as the flat-*** trees, but yes!
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(BTW If anyone can recommend a good splinter-removal clinic, I'd appreciate it)
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:rofl:
 
How about "fully" to describe a fraction and make it sound more important-

"Fully one half of all participants surveyed....."

That's just absolute BS and poor grammar.

...and it usually comes from "professional" speakers and writers.
 
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YY1 said:
How about "fully" to describe a fraction and make it sound more important-

"Fully one half of all participants surveyed....."

That's just absolute BS and poor grammar.

...and it usually comes from "professional" speakers and writers.
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Well I guess it would be different than "Nearly one half of all...."
 
"Nearly one half" is correct, mathematically, although a bit unspecific.

Is it 46%, 49% or 49.99%?

"Fully one half", is absurd, from a mathematical perspective.

"Half" is 50%, nothing else but 50%.
 
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