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Word of the decade

Post by Funkydrummer » Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:24 pm


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Re: Word of the decade

Post by Spike » Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:25 pm

Venkys

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by Zlatan » Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:25 pm

“They” can f#ck right off



:D

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by thatdberight » Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:26 pm

Whoever it usually comes along to chide people for raising eyebrows at this will doubtless be along to tell you off. Expect to be called some old white guy from the 1970s before midnight if previous is anything to go by...
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Re: Word of the decade

Post by Claret » Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:27 pm

I’m thrilled they won

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by Bosscat » Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:28 pm

Is that the old decade... or the current 6 day old decade???
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Re: Word of the decade

Post by ElectroClaret » Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:30 pm

Here's another one: dickheads.
(Or should that be hyphenated?)

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by Funkydrummer » Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:30 pm

thatdberight wrote:
Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:26 pm
Whoever it usually comes along to chide people for raising eyebrows at this will doubtless be along to tell you off. Expect to be called some old white guy from the 1970s before midnight if previous is anything to go by...

But I haven't said anything. :o

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by Tricky Trevor » Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:48 am

“They” can call themselves whatever they want. I have no interest whatsoever in their desire to be different or their sexuality but for now I’ll stick with pricks.

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by DomBFC1882 » Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:15 am

Brexit

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:22 am

"Bellend" is a cool word

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by Hopey1786 » Tue Jan 07, 2020 11:04 am

**** of the decade - sam smith

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by AlargeClaret » Tue Jan 07, 2020 11:13 am

Wtf does “ they” refer to? Are they talking in the 3rd person or is it just gay thing like frotting or felching ??

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by IanMcL » Tue Jan 07, 2020 11:14 am

In the football world, it would be an incorrectly used 'Them'.

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by SalisburyClaret » Tue Jan 07, 2020 11:18 am

Decision made by US linguists - at least they both agreed

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by FactualFrank » Tue Jan 07, 2020 11:18 am

Surely, it's cockwomble or pisstrumpet.
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Re: Word of the decade

Post by Hipper » Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:22 pm

I'm surprised Ben Zimmer didn't frame it differently.

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by Hipper » Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:25 pm

AlargeClaret wrote:
Tue Jan 07, 2020 11:13 am
Wtf does “ they” refer to? Are they talking in the 3rd person or is it just gay thing like frotting or felching ??
Surely felching isn't just a gay thing?

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by FactualFrank » Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:39 pm

AlargeClaret wrote:
Tue Jan 07, 2020 11:13 am
Wtf does “ they” refer to? Are they talking in the 3rd person or is it just gay thing like frotting or felching ??
It's the new Vegan.
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Re: Word of the decade

Post by KateR » Tue Jan 07, 2020 2:08 pm

I'm getting old, so how does one use this version of "they" if the writing to someone or doing a blog for instance? Would I have had to change my opening line to:

They getting old
They is getting old

More importantly how would OK Boomers like me actually understand what they (as opposed to "they") were trying to say.
Having dyslexia is difficult enough without "they" idiots introducing a new form of speak into my old world.

I am really afraid I'm sound like my mother right now and that is definitely a scary thought!!

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by Lord Beamish » Tue Jan 07, 2020 3:29 pm

KateR wrote:
Tue Jan 07, 2020 2:08 pm
I'm getting old, so how does one use this version of "they" if the writing to someone or doing a blog for instance? Would I have had to change my opening line to:

They getting old
They is getting old

They would probably use “they’re”. In line with “He’s” and “She’s”.

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by Bosscat » Tue Jan 07, 2020 3:42 pm

In regards to refering to "Sam Smith" the Steve1956 standard is best I refer to "Sam Smith" as

KNOB

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Re: Word of the decade

Post by KateR » Tue Jan 07, 2020 4:04 pm

now you're just complicating things more Lord Beamish lol

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