Words you dislike? Or really like?

[dudog84]

Came across this new word (for me) today, and am gobsmacked that no one has posted it yet:

Logophile.

A lover of words.

[OldPhiKap]

Came across this new word (for me) today, and am gobsmacked that no one has posted it yet:

Logophile.

A lover of words.

I thought that was someone who liked corporate symbols.

[dudog84]

I thought that was someone who liked corporate symbols.

No, that would be a Logo-o-phile.

Maybe someone who loves wood? Wood, Jerry. Wood!

[CameronBlue]

The utility of prefixes and suffixes should be reconsidered. I don't like words that seem like the first user was just too lazy to come up with a better word and stuck a prefix on an existing word that was doing quite nicely on its own. Suddenly we have this awkward, bland excuse for a word hanging around in the lexicon. Deplane and deboat are good examples. Why do these words even exist? The misuse of un- for example when mis- should be used, and similar examples, pose the very real danger of other awkward words infiltrating and disrupting the rhythm of proper English. Apparently there is a tipping point when popular usage a of word becomes so widespread that it forces the Websters and Oxford folks to simply ADD IT TO THE LIST! I swear to God those people are just ruining the language. Oh the irony.

[BLPOG]

Apparently there is a tipping point when popular usage a of word becomes so widespread that it forces the Websters and Oxford folks to simply ADD IT TO THE LIST! I swear to God those people are just ruining the language.

muldoon.jpg

"They should all be destroyed."

[TruBlu]

The utility of prefixes and suffixes should be reconsidered. I don't like words that seem like the first user was just too lazy to come up with a better word and stuck a prefix on an existing word that was doing quite nicely on its own. Suddenly we have this awkward, bland excuse for a word hanging around in the lexicon. Deplane and deboat are good examples. Why do these words even exist? The misuse of un- for example when mis- should be used, and similar examples, pose the very real danger of other awkward words infiltrating and disrupting the rhythm of proper English. Apparently there is a tipping point when popular usage a of word becomes so widespread that it forces the Websters and Oxford folks to simply ADD IT TO THE LIST! I swear to God those people are just ruining the language. Oh the irony.

Yep. That is simply ungood.

[OldPhiKap]

Maybe someone who loves wood?

[Archer]Phrasing![/Archer]

[bundabergdevil]

muldoon.jpg

"They should all be destroyed."

Velociraptor. I really like the word velociraptor.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Here is a great word I learned the other day. Appalachiosaurus - a real thing from my area.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachiosaurus

[bundabergdevil]

Here is a great word I learned the other day. Appalachiosaurus - a real thing from my area.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachiosaurus

Sounds like it should be the name of a ride at Dollywood!

[BLPOG]

Learned these recently:

euonym (n.) - a name well suited to the person, place, or thing named
caconym (n.) - an incorrect (or linguistically undesirable) name for something, especially in taxonomic classification

[dudog84]

Learned these recently:

euonym (n.) - a name well suited to the person, place, or thing named
caconym (n.) - an incorrect (or linguistically undesirable) name for something, especially in taxonomic classification

That reminded me of a word I have mixed feelings about. Cacophony. Like the word, dislike what it means.

[pfrduke]

Learned these recently:

euonym (n.) - a name well suited to the person, place, or thing named

Famously* screamed letter by letter to win someone a National spelling bee.

*can anything truly be described as "famously" when in reference to the National spelling bee?

[OldPhiKap]

"sanguine" should mean something different than it does. Sort of a light melancholy foreboding.

How the hell does it mean optimistic?

[Indoor66]

That reminded me of a word I have mixed feelings about. Cacophony. Like the word, dislike what it means.

Don't say that loudly.

[rsvman]

"sanguine" should mean something different than it does. Sort of a light melancholy foreboding.

How the hell does it mean optimistic?

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word...e-word-history :-)


From the link:

During the Middle Ages, health and temperament were believed to be governed by the balance of different liquids, or humors, in one's body. If any of those four humors – phlegm, black bile (also called melancholy), yellow bile (or choler), and blood – predominated, then your disposition and health were said to be ruled by that humor.

People who were calm, slow, undemonstrative, and unexcitable were thought to have an abundance of phlegm – they were governed by that humor and were therefore phlegmatic. Those who were bilious had a bad disposition because of the large amount of yellow or black bile in their system. But those lucky people who were governed by blood were strong, confident, and ruddy (all that blood, you know) – in a word, sanguine.

[OldPhiKap]

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word...e-word-history :-)


From the link:

During the Middle Ages, health and temperament were believed to be governed by the balance of different liquids, or humors, in one's body. If any of those four humors – phlegm, black bile (also called melancholy), yellow bile (or choler), and blood – predominated, then your disposition and health were said to be ruled by that humor.

People who were calm, slow, undemonstrative, and unexcitable were thought to have an abundance of phlegm – they were governed by that humor and were therefore phlegmatic. Those who were bilious had a bad disposition because of the large amount of yellow or black bile in their system. But those lucky people who were governed by blood were strong, confident, and ruddy (all that blood, you know) – in a word, sanguine.

Thanks, that was informative and -- humorous.

[devildeac]

https://www.merriam-webster.com/word...e-word-history :-)


From the link:

During the Middle Ages, health and temperament were believed to be governed by the balance of different liquids, or humors, in one's body. If any of those four humors – phlegm, black bile (also called melancholy), yellow bile (or choler), and blood – predominated, then your disposition and health were said to be ruled by that humor.

People who were calm, slow, undemonstrative, and unexcitable were thought to have an abundance of phlegm – they were governed by that humor and were therefore phlegmatic. Those who were bilious had a bad disposition because of the large amount of yellow or black bile in their system. But those lucky people who were governed by blood were strong, confident, and ruddy (all that blood, you know) – in a word, sanguine.

Thanks, that was informative and -- humorous.

At least rsvman doesn't subscribe to this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodletting

[rsvman]

Listening to NPR on the way home from work yesterday I heard two "words" that I found amusing and/or annoying.

The first was "event-ize." This was in a segment about live television shows and why they are becoming more popular. Apparently the producers want to make the tv show on a particular night into an "event." Therefore, they want to "event-ize" the episode. Yuck!

Now I'm blanking on what the second one was! Dang it. If it comes to me later, I'll come back and post it. It was good. Sorry about this turning into the proverbial "I'll tell you tomorrow" post.

[wilson]

I enjoy yelling the word pianissimo as loud as I can.