Dieing words

[edcam]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> I dunno, I love the bloody-minded nature of verb

> irregularity in English. Text appeals to me in

> that sense.

> Maybe tuxt?

I'd prefer tuxt. Text just sounds wrong. Twaxt?

[El Pibe]

in fairness it'll probably die off as an issue along with SMS when some new technology comes along with its neologised conjugations to annoy us.

[LondonMix]

It's hard to say... Language is a very fluid thing and is meant to evolve. Meanings change which is fair enough.

Presenlty is a good example of that. I only learned that historically it only used to mean "soon" after reading a book as a teenager.

El Pibe Wrote:

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> Which neatly brings us back to my question, when

> does common usage overrule incorrect usage?

>

> All dictionaries now acknowledge the common usage

> of enormity, there's a quite clear etymological

> path for one to segue to the other for instance,

> and I'm already prepared to accept defeat on trope

> even though that's a very recent import from the

> states.

>

> Ooh there's another, I'm seeing segway instead of

> segue a fair bit recently, that really bring on

> the wet clowns mantra

[El Pibe]

Thinking about it the segway -> segue thing could be my mistake.

Perhaps that's how i'm inferring the meaning, but the writer is trying to use it metaphorically in another way, something about looking like a complete twat as you ge from a to b, which I've managed several times on this thread alone!!!

"I eventually segwayed to the conclusion that..."

[steveo]

A decade is the 60s or the 70s and possibly even the 80s, but it's not ten years

[Loz]

Are you sure on that one, steveo?

[Townleygreen]

Ted, your definition of Epicentre is not quite right.

In fact, it is the point on the Earth's surface immediately above the Focus (ie point of origin) of an earthquake.

Hope this helps.

[steveo]

OK, some new fangled dictionaries disagree with me but what do they know?

[the-e-dealer]

tg Thanks this thread is even better than I hoped.

[seemster]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> 'irregardless' is one that winds me up no end, a

> pointless conflation of regardless and

> irrespective, I give it five years before it's in

> the OED :(

Totally agree with El Pibe - and would add "with regards to..." which should be either "with regard to..." or "with regards..."

[civilservant]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> Is there some criteria to this,

oh no El P, your slip is showing...

[El Pibe]

Is, are, meh.

[UncleBen]

Kiss me, Hardy

[the-e-dealer]

OH this is really making me laugh. More!