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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread It's scandalous #147109 08/30/05 11:33 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed OP Pooh-Bah OP Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada My TV guide had an article about the return of a "formerly scandalized" TV star. Has scandalized ever meant the subject or cause of a scandal as it was used in this case? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: It's scandalous #147110 08/31/05 01:16 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA In that great reference guide inside my head, I always thought it was the fans who were scandalized when an idol misbehaved. Wrong? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: It's scandalous #147111 08/31/05 01:20 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City >>Wrong? Right, but this may be an archaic usage; it's hard to tell: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=4&q=scandalized Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: It's scandalous #147112 08/31/05 11:42 AM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada E Elizabeth Creith addict Elizabeth Creith addict E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada There's a song out there called "He Scandalized my Name" in which the singer is complaining about scurrilous gossip spread about her. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: It's scandalous #147113 08/31/05 01:55 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >There's a song out there called... isn't that ironic? 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,315 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 247 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 14 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,532 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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