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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Zeitlang #170927 10/27/2007 11:05 AM Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1 Richard Jude stranger Richard Jude stranger Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1 The adjective "zeitlang" would have to transform into a noun "Zeitlang," which could mean something like "a long time." This would fit the concept of a long-time sufferer. I like the word and do not object to it. I know of a similar word, however, "sufont," that addresses specifically the suffering side of the person who suffers from a loss due to a crime. The word appears in a book entitled, "Old Truths: How to Help Crime Victims," by M. Thompson and published by Sufont Publishing, 2001. This book proposes the word "sufont" in place of "crime victim" and addresses the longterm suffering associated with the multiple senses of loss and injury. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Zeitlang Richard Jude #170983 10/29/2007 8:00 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Hi Richard I like the idea of removing the label "victim" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Zeitlang Zed #170998 10/29/2007 11:40 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: Zed I like the idea of removing the label "victim" Yeah, we could call them "secondary participants". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Zeitlang Faldage #171004 10/30/2007 12:11 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada I simply meant that the label of victim tends to carry an image/stigma of continued helplessness which is not helpful and often not accurate. It is the conotation I am objecting to. For the same reason we (the medical we) no longer use the terms cancer victim or stroke victim. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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