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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Words from our times #107474 07/12/03 11:38 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I had the television on a little while ago, and while surfing for something that seemed suitable to have on as background while I worked, I came across the Osbourne family show. The brother and sister were having a fight. Later, in telling their parents about it, the boy said, "She came down here and confrontated me". When he addressed his sister, he said, "When you confrontate me..." Is this becoming common? I meant to post this link a few days ago, when this article was in our paper. It's about words being added to and dropped from dictionaries. Well, one, anyway. http://www.courier-journal.com/features/columns/popculture/2003/20030708pop.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from our times #107475 07/13/03 12:12 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Is this becoming common? I suspect not, but it's doubtless legitimitated from usage such as disorientated... <eg> Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from our times #107476 07/13/03 01:42 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky maverick uh, c'mere a minute...I have something for you. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from our times #107477 07/13/03 01:14 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA "The Osbournes" is in English? Mercy! Amazing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from our times #107478 07/16/03 11:44 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada More Saxon than English I'm afraid. I was quite put out to learn that orientate (and therefore probably disorientate) are correct and separate from orient (and disorient?) Ha, my spellcheck offers disown for disorientate - which I'd like to. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from our times #107479 07/17/03 12:20 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 disown for disorientate - which I'd like to oh, but methinks our Jackie would be loth to see that go, forsooth! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from our times #107480 07/17/03 04:56 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Keep it up and I'll forsooth you, sir! [trying to hide twitching lips e] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from our times #107481 07/19/03 10:18 AM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 475 manchester uk D dodyskin addict dodyskin addict D Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 475 manchester uk What's wrong with disorientated? Perfectly normal word I would have thought, no? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from our times #107482 07/19/03 01:56 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont What's wrong with disorientated? oog. just one of those words that sounds like it has extra, unnecessary syllables... or did I just get hit with a faceful of irony, and missed it? [blergh] formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from our times #107483 07/19/03 06:52 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie OP Carpal Tunnel OP Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Perfectly normal word I would have thought, no? AUGH! No, no, no! People get oriented or disoriented--that extra "ate" syllable does not belong! [gnashing of teeth e] That's even worse than preventative. 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