malpaso Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Is Enigmatic the only descriptive word the author of Airfix Workbench knows? Every issue uses the word and almost never correctly! Apparently this week the Walrus isn't as enigmatic as the Spitfire. "Although perhaps not as enigmatic as the Spitfire, modellers have welcomed the new Walrus as one of the most impressive kits in the Airfix range." What? Presumably the author may have meant emblematic? Or (s)he just has no idea of the meaning. The only thing "enigmatic" is how Airfix actually choose which planes to model. Perhaps they consult the Oracle at Delphi, who was legendarily vague in her answers. Cheers Will 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I think a thesaurus may be more useful than a dictionary! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I wondered about that word choice as well. And Airfix, if you're listening, I am an experienced social media manager; it's what I do. Nobody will work harder for you than me (because I would need to be employed to live in the UK). I have very low self-esteem, which is why I work in the not-for-profit field, which in its own way is not unlike how things must be working for Hornby. Hire me. 9 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styreno Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Methinks the writer means 'iconic'. KE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpion Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 36 minutes ago, styreno said: Methinks the writer means 'iconic'. KE But writing iconic would have been much less enigmatic. 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnerboy Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I had one of those enigmatic things from the Doctor once. Maybe the enigma is how RJ could design both the beautiful Spitfire & the pig ugly Walrus....just sayin 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 3 hours ago, malpaso said: Perhaps they consult the Oracle at Delphi, who was legendarily vague in her answers. That must be the reason for all this misguided 1/48 nonsense. She needs nobbling, quick. PS "infamous" is another victim of semantic drift/journalistic illiteracy. Apparently nowadays it means the same as "famous". 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Me! Failing English? That's unpossible! I just wish they wouldn't use the exact same format for both the Hornby and Airfix emails that usually arrive within a few minutes of each other casa me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Coombs Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) Oh boy. I work in what's known as User Assistance for a major software company, which means I translate, edit and test documentation and what appears onscreen for users. This often results in terminological angels dancing on metaphorical pins like defining the difference between a supplier and a vendor. Then I maintain the terminology database so everyone else gets to use the same term (the correct term!) for the same business area. Woe betide them if they don't. Perhaps there is an Airfix-specific definition of enigmatic; it's just that we don't know it... Edited October 27, 2017 by Steve Coombs 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Seahawk said: That must be the reason for all this misguided 1/48 nonsense. She needs nobbling, quick. PS "infamous" is another victim of semantic drift/journalistic illiteracy. Apparently nowadays it means the same as "famous". I think it used to be a synonym for immoral. Enormity has suffered a similar fate. Now it means very large size as opposed to a crime. Edited October 27, 2017 by JosephLalor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Maybe Airfix just are employing the guy that used to write Del's lines in Only Fools and Horses? Quelle fromage Rodney 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 'Ubiquitous'. That's another one that's often incorrectly used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 9 hours ago, styreno said: Methinks the writer means 'iconic'. KE Meh. Or emblematic. Illiteracy is rife. Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 9 hours ago, sinnerboy said: I had one of those enigmatic things from the Doctor once. Maybe the enigma is how RJ could design both the beautiful Spitfire & the pig ugly Walrus....just sayin Form follows function. A Spitfire trying to land on the water and pick up downed aircrew would look pretty ugly too. Just saying. Shane 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 If people could bother themselves enough to use a theseus or a smellchecker, the English languish would not have to suffer such indigent tease. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 On 27/10/2017 at 4:51 PM, Procopius said: I wondered about that word choice as well. And Airfix, if you're listening, I am an experienced social media manager; it's what I do. Nobody will work harder for you than me (because I would need to be employed to live in the UK). I have very low self-esteem, which is why I work in the not-for-profit field, which in its own way is not unlike how things must be working for Hornby. Hire me. Dress that up a bit and send it in. Nothing ventured nothing gained. You'll get the bonus point from being an American (in their eyes) so an advantage to breaking into that market. When you've got the job the price is mentioning 1/48 Bristol 188 as often as possible. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 On 28/10/2017 at 1:46 AM, Rob G said: 'Ubiquitous'. That's another one that's often incorrectly used. Yup. You see that one everywhere 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 (edited) Yes, Airfix made a mal paso there! The historical progress of etymology means that, if they (and many. many others) keep misusing the word, (it's) grr its meaning will change. Edited October 31, 2017 by Ed Russell pernicketiness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 25 minutes ago, Ed Russell said: keep misusing the word, it's meaning will change. Oh the irony 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Haha - spulchucker does it again! Good spot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 10 minutes ago, Ed Russell said: Haha - spulchucker does it again! Good spot! It's the bane of my life when spearchucker does that. The other one that makes me hang my head in shame is when it turns my intended "your" into "you're" (or vice-versa) and I fail to notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 On 27/10/2017 at 5:45 PM, sinnerboy said: I had one of those enigmatic things from the Doctor once. Maybe the enigma is how RJ could design both the beautiful Spitfire & the pig ugly Walrus....just sayin Knew a chap many years ago who was ex Fleet Air Arm, and who had been pulled out of the sea by Walrus on no less than three occasions during the war. He would tell you catagorically that the dear old shagbat was one of the most beautiful things he has ever seen! Selwyn (Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!) 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocky05d Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 On 27/10/2017 at 5:39 PM, Chimpion said: But writing iconic would have been much less enigmatic. How ironic . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocky05d Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 On 28/10/2017 at 1:46 AM, Rob G said: 'Ubiquitous'. That's another one that's often incorrectly used. Yes everyone is using it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 On 27/10/2017 at 16:48, bhouse said: I think a thesaurus may be more useful than a dictionary! Weren't they all wiped out by an asteroid 65 million years ago? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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