Internet TVs?

[maxxi]

My old (bought on the forum) Panasoninc Quintrix CRT is still handling everything the plugged-in devices can throw at it and delivering a brilliant picture and deep full sound. It just takes up as much room as a small sofa.

[Undisputedtruth]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> "to avoid excessive pedanticness"

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> pedantry ;-P

Quite a few people uses 'pedanticnes'as this website shows. I was not aware of the word pedantry until now.

Some Samsung and Sony televisions have mostly the same identical parts inside them. Panasonic have improved their televisions in the last two years and would be my number one choice today. LG is worth a shout too.

However OLED TVs have none of the disadvantages shown in current television sets such as contrast levels and motion blurs. That is why Maxxi's Panasoninc Quintrix CRT still beats many of the current TVs in terms of picture quality.

[El Pibe]

Aaargh.

You - are - utterly - insufferable ;-)

The website is replete with ironificationism, it is not proof that the word exists.

Remember, ignorance is no defence in the eyes of the law!!

[Undisputedtruth]

It's a good thing you don't work in government, El Pibe. They always making up words.

[Huguenot]

I think you misundestand irony UDT.

The stem is 'pedant' - a contraction of pedagogue (one who leads children; later to mean 'teacher').

Thus 'pedantic' meaning 'like a pedant' or 'pedantry' meaning 'the domain of the pedant'

So 'pedanticness' doesn't work as it means 'the fundamentals of the things that are like a pedant': in other words pedantry.

Saying 'lots of people use it so it must be right' is facile. That's like saying 'definate' is correct. It's not.

[Huguenot]

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[El Pibe]

I've been about a bit and it's absolutely endemic everywhere UDT believe you me, not just government.

I don't have an issue with creative, colourful and imaginitive play with the language.

I hate two things, stupid words used to mask the fact that the person (ok consultant) doesnt know what they are talking about and neologisms that are direct synonyms for existing words, but a bit longer; also used by idiots (ok consultants) who use that to mask the fact they're not actually doing anything to benefit anyone or anything.

Grrr etc

[El Pibe]

Costings as a noun for instance.

If you want to find out the cost(n) of something you cost(v) it. Fine.

I guess then the present continuous is that you are costing it.

Why are the resultant bits of information costings(n)?

It's still a cost(n) or costs, but the use of costings is now firmly established by the aforementioned linguistic vandals.

It however contributes nothing to the language except three superfluous letters that help bulk out their reports or make them sound more businessy in their wanky teleconferences.

At a pinch it could be used to differnetiate between concrete costs and the potential costs quoted by a supplier, but I like to think the old fashioned 'quotes' is better by dint of the fact it already exists and is widely known and better describes what is going on.

Nnngggghghhh!!!!

[Huguenot]

No costs in my game - just investments ;-)

[maxxi]

There are no costs among us just costermongers which doesn't make the cost humungous...

No, I know, I just felt like it.

[Undisputedtruth]

Shakespear was a grammar nazi nightmare. He invented 1700 words. Many of whom are still used today.

[El Pibe]

Well yes, like I said if you can play with language, make it richer and more beautiful then that's fine.

He was good at that.

Busineeze isn't really on the same level.

Nor is 'would of'. It's just nonsense.

There's no excuse for bad language because other people do or because Shakespeare played fast and loose with the rules.

The former is lowest common denominator, the latter is genius at work.

[Undisputedtruth]

Isn't "you is well bad, init" creative language?

[El Pibe]

Not really. It can be paraphrased ironically for creative or amusing effect I guess, but otherwise it's either wrong or, if done affectedly, pathetically tragic.

[Mick Mac]

I can do all of the above on my phone. And noone gets to watch it with me, which is even better. TVs are the past.

If you must watch a TV, you can swipe from the phone to the TV (in theory that is, haven't done it yet :)) )

Just thought I'd throw in that little curve ball for you quids.

[nashoi]

Sometimes a little pedantry can be advisable.