tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post4014332385847665011..comments2024-03-29T12:13:43.252+00:00Comments on Give 'em the old Razzle Dazzle: It's only words...Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-10402522339038006882017-11-30T11:23:05.332+00:002017-11-30T11:23:05.332+00:00I think "Poxit" sounds positively Shakes...I think "Poxit" sounds positively Shakespearean... JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-13972339765147147512017-11-30T11:22:19.370+00:002017-11-30T11:22:19.370+00:00Or is that "bath-mat", or maybe "ba...Or is that "bath-mat", or maybe "bathmat"?<br /><br />Hee hee! JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-65703259455960130432017-10-25T12:48:25.138+00:002017-10-25T12:48:25.138+00:00Oh, I so hate lazy English, and you're right -...Oh, I so hate lazy English, and you're right - most of these shortcut and potmanteau words need to be lost forever (perhaps in a book titled "What were we thinking? Words and phrases that deserved to die"). The word 'Brexit' has always annoyed me, and of course 'Grexit' is no better. I'm just waiting patiently for 'Poxit' to arrive, now that Poland has started the pensions fight.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496924033221866102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-8867162347522259832017-10-19T22:00:13.173+00:002017-10-19T22:00:13.173+00:00Blimey.... And there was me getting ratty about a ...Blimey.... And there was me getting ratty about a humble bath mat.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-37087674048633279892015-02-21T17:01:51.988+00:002015-02-21T17:01:51.988+00:00"If Moses supposes his toeses are roses, then..."If Moses supposes his toeses are roses, then Moses supposes erroneously!" JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-31367509820693423012015-02-21T15:54:49.199+00:002015-02-21T15:54:49.199+00:00Insupposable!Insupposable!ayeM8yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258615853099164514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-63581066675368936602015-02-21T02:36:06.314+00:002015-02-21T02:36:06.314+00:00Indubitably, allegedly, doubtless, ostensibly - al...Indubitably, allegedly, doubtless, ostensibly - all words that can, and in many cases probably do, mean the same. No need, in my opinion, to create a new word just because these are out of one's grasp... JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-88706182297447824552015-02-20T19:41:38.091+00:002015-02-20T19:41:38.091+00:00I agree, supposably should not be a word at all! I...I agree, supposably should <i>not</i> be a word at all! It shows up in American dictionaries and more often, in my rube infested area, in conversations with 'supposably' intelligent educated people. It's a current verbal disease. Apparently it's completely unknown to the British. <br /><br />The difference between "supposably" (possibly, conceivably) and "supposedly" (ostensibly, what someone believes to be true) is subtle, but almost no one uses "supposably" correctly. When in doubt, use "supposedly"!ayeM8yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258615853099164514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-34560080271364026682015-02-18T01:17:25.146+00:002015-02-18T01:17:25.146+00:00"Supposably" isn't a real word at al..."Supposably" isn't a real word at all. In the Collins Dictionary it is listed as "a US equivalent of presumably". Which means it is a construct of people who have limited vocabulary. A made-up word.<br /><br />As for "amazing!" (exclamation intended), - utterly meaningless over-emphases of situations or objects are mainly used by suppressed hysterics, in a similar vein to "awesome" (another personal peeve), "classic" (a word I am afraid I am sometimes guilty of over-using myself, albeit as an adjective rather than a modifier), "genius", "epic" and the rest...<br /><br />...and acronyms are my ultimate bug-bear in work. I spend more of my time re-writing documents to explain jargon terms than anything else, unfortunately. The thanks I get in return? "If the reader doesn't understand it, they are not in the market of people we want to attract." Some days, I could cheerfully strangle people I work with. And smile.<br /><br />JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-89858196776705697422015-02-17T18:06:21.033+00:002015-02-17T18:06:21.033+00:00Supposably! It's actually a real word but 9 ti...Supposably! It's actually a real word but 9 times out of 10 it's incorrect. The over use of the word AMAZING...said with a croak. Tires <i>in and of themselves</i> (another phrase I hate) are not AMAZINGGGGGGG! That would imply they are surprisingly wondrous or astonishing. Cliches are annoying, step up to the plate, break me off a piece of dat, step into the ring, etc. My current pet peeve, (another cliche) is the misuse of acronyms. The internet is full of knowledgeable people in a certain area but not all of us know or speak the jargon. Please use an entire phrase first then from that point on you can shorten it into an acronym. Having to stop reading an article to google an acronym makes me lose interest in the article and lose respect and credibility for the writer.<br /><br />I really hate that!<br /><br /><br /> ayeM8yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258615853099164514noreply@blogger.com