[OT] Word Rant

Christina Websell wrote:
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I haven't heard this one - yet. A word that always irks me is
"acclimate." It's "acclimatise"!!

Tweed
But acclimate is at least in the dictionary (Merriam-Webster).


It's not in any of my English dictionaries. It isn't an English word and I
have never heard an English person use it.

Tweed


Both acclimatize /-ise and acclimate are in my Cassell Concise English
Dictionary, but acclimate is marked with (N Am.) as being a North
American version of it.

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On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:16:00 +0000, Christina Websell wrote:


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When precisely did the word "conversate" become a word (apparently a
verb)? I've heard it used a lot lately, it's even used in a song I
otherwise like. The president is on TV and was just asked by a senior
White House reporter "why haven't they conversated....". What was
wrong
with the word "converse" ("conversed" being the past tense)? Was it
that "Converse" is now a brand of tennis shoe???!

Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with adding words to our
language - a language *should* be a living thing, especially in the
face
of our fast-paced, technological world. But it irks me when perfectly
fine words are *******ized as the byproduct of ignorance!


I haven't heard this one - yet. A word that always irks me is
"acclimate." It's "acclimatise"!!

Tweed

But acclimate is at least in the dictionary (Merriam-Webster).


It's not in any of my English dictionaries. It isn't an English word and
I
have never heard an English person use it.

Tweed


Both are in my 1976 Websters. MLB


Which is an American dictionary.

Tweed

I remember when "Access" whas what you HAD, not what you DID.

I blame computers for that one.

--Fil

CatNipped wrote:
When precisely did the word "conversate" become a word (apparently a
verb)? I've heard it used a lot lately, it's even used in a song I
otherwise like. The president is on TV and was just asked by a senior
White House reporter "why haven't they conversated...."
(snippage)

I'll admit I watch those silly judge shows on television. And it bugs the
heck out of me allegedly educated (or should I say edjumacated?!) *lawyers
and judges* ask, "What happens?" It didn't happens, it *happened*.

Jill

On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:03:36 -0600, "CatNipped"
yodeled:

When precisely did the word "conversate" become a word (apparently a verb)?
I've heard it used a lot lately, it's even used in a song I otherwise like.
The president is on TV and was just asked by a senior White House reporter
"why haven't they conversated....". What was wrong with the word "converse"
("conversed" being the past tense)? Was it that "Converse" is now a brand
of tennis shoe???!

Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with adding words to our language - a
language *should* be a living thing, especially in the face of our
fast-paced, technological world. But it irks me when perfectly fine words
are *******ized as the byproduct of ignorance!


Aww, Lori, don't let it impact you too much. Just take some
medication and re-orientate yourself.


Theresa
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"Kreisleriana" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:03:36 -0600, "CatNipped"
yodeled:

When precisely did the word "conversate" become a word (apparently a
verb)?
I've heard it used a lot lately, it's even used in a song I otherwise
like.
The president is on TV and was just asked by a senior White House reporter
"why haven't they conversated....". What was wrong with the word
"converse"
("conversed" being the past tense)? Was it that "Converse" is now a brand
of tennis shoe???!

Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with adding words to our language -
a
language *should* be a living thing, especially in the face of our
fast-paced, technological world. But it irks me when perfectly fine words
are *******ized as the byproduct of ignorance!


Aww, Lori, don't let it impact you too much. Just take some
medication and re-orientate yourself.

ROTFLMAO!

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Hugs,

CatNipped

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Theresa
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My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Make Levees, Not War

Christina Websell wrote:

Maybe it does, but since I come from England and English is my first
language it's safe to claim I am familiar with it ;-)
The correct word in English is "acclimatise." s can be a z if nec.

OK, but over here we speak American English. Americans and Brits do
have different forms of many English words. But they're both English,
and they're both correct.

Joyce

Christine K. wrote:

Both acclimatize /-ise and acclimate are in my Cassell Concise English
Dictionary, but acclimate is marked with (N Am.) as being a North
American version of it.

Precisely my point.

Joyce

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Christina Websell wrote:

Maybe it does, but since I come from England and English is my first
language it's safe to claim I am familiar with it ;-)
The correct word in English is "acclimatise." s can be a z if nec.

OK, but over here we speak American English. Americans and Brits do
have different forms of many English words. But they're both English,
and they're both correct.

Joyce

If I am correct there are several versions of the English language in UK

CatNipped wrote:


Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with adding words to our language - a
language *should* be a living thing, especially in the face of our
fast-paced, technological world. But it irks me when perfectly fine words
are *******ized as the byproduct of ignorance!

Me too, on both counts!

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Hugs,

CatNipped

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Conversated....Ugh!
Melissa