I don’t understand this universe any more

[stever219]

13 hours ago, jackroadkill said:

 

Don't get me started....  This is what greets me every morning when I arrive at the car park at work:

 

 

Where do you start?!

With a tin of black paint and a 2 inch brush?

[Learstang]

8 hours ago, alt-92 said:

There's always a suitable Simpsons meme

 

 

 

Yep. That's me these days - 'Old Man Yells at Cloud'. As a matter of fact, I'm in quite of a tussle right now on another (non-modelling) site - it's about 100/1 (me being the one), so the odds are fairly even!*

 

Best Regards,

 

Jason

 

*It ended in a draw. They basically got tired of arguing with me. If you can't beat them with logic, beat them with a pig-headed refusal to admit you're wrong. Works every time!

Edited November 18, 2021 by Learstang
Additional comment added.

[hairystick]

Those who cannot differentiate between "hanger" and "hangar".

The former is for putting your shirts/jacket on.

The latter is where you keep your aircraft.

[Admiral Puff]

16 hours ago, Mike said:

Believe me when I say that the "odd" is well and truly ensconced in a few modellers already

But that's why we're here, isn't it?!

[AntPhillips]

Another pet peeve, one of my previously mentioned daughters also uses 'K' instead of OK, why on earth do you need to shorten what is already one of the shortest words in the dictionary 🤔

[alt-92]

42 minutes ago, AntPhillips said:

'K' instead of OK

That's a tricky one. 

Youngsters these days tend to use that one to convey their feelings - one should visualise that 'OK' with an accompanying eyeroll and a very deep sigh. 

 

[Eric Mc]

On 16/11/2021 at 13:48, -Ian- said:

I've genuinely never heard the word Archie used to mean Flak.

 

 

 

Obviously never read Biggles. 

2 hours ago, AntPhillips said:

Another pet peeve, one of my previously mentioned daughters also uses 'K' instead of OK, why on earth do you need to shorten what is already one of the shortest words in the dictionary 🤔

I bet people whinged when Brits started saying "OK" too.

[Whofan]

22 hours ago, -Ian- said:

More language based annoyances:

 

Misuse of the word 'literally'

People (usually politicians) starting a sentence with the word 'look'

The recent media trend of referring to politicians as 'lawmakers'

 

 

That trend has come about - I think - from - the concept that lawmakers should not be lawbreakers.

[Heather Kay]

Going forward…

 

 

Further proof that I’ve slipped into a parallel universe: one of my cereal bowls had a chip on the lip. Washing up yesterday and I noticed there was no chip.

 

 

[Bullbasket]

I think that the majority of the misuse of words can be put down to one thing.......the OED. Phil Jupitus over on QI, reckons that it is now being compiled each year by a 14 year old. Never a truer word(s) been spoken.

 

John. 

[Heather Kay]

Continuing the old person yelling at clouds theme, have you noticed the tendency for people to reinforce phrases with words that mean the same thing? Reverse back, for example. My mind has gone blank now, but there are plenty more.

 

Lack of acquired vocabulary also means people tend to emphasise by repeating words, too. A huge, huge thing, rather than a massively large thing. I mean, even a really huge thing would do.

 

I will take my meds now, nurse.

 

[Ratch]

3 hours ago, Heather Kay said:

one of my cereal bowls had a chip on the lip. Washing up yesterday and I noticed there was no chip.

Why do you need a chip in a breakfast bowl? Is it computerised?

[2996 Victor]

3 minutes ago, Ratch said:

Why do you need a chip in a breakfast bowl? Is it computerised?

I was thinking "Straight cut, steak cut or crinkle cut.....?"

[2996 Victor]

2 hours ago, Heather Kay said:

Reverse back, for example.

Ah, the pleonasm! Boiling hot, freezing cold, etc.

[2996 Victor]

I also lament the missing diphtong in encylcopedia, anesthethic, hemorrhoids and so on.

 

Another of my pet hates is the use of, "No way!" instead of, "That is incredible/unbelievable/astounding!" and similar phrases. Worse still is the response, "Yes way!" or even "Way!" Imbeciles using such aberrations should be summarily executed (in my humble opinion ).

[bootneck]

The phrase "good luck with that" used to be a term associated with encouragement but now it seems to have taken on the meaning of "I don't believe you" or "you are likely to fail".  I see, or hear, it mostly in modelling forums.

 

Mike

[tonyh]

My snob of a neighbour runs a Yoga class in her garden during the summer months.

 

I cringe every time she instructs her class to ‘exhale out’.

 

More money than sense!

 

Tony

[ColonelKrypton]

This thread has been fun and I look forward to my morning read.  It seems like I am becoming more like Abraham Simpson and Oscar Leroy every day ( for those who may not know, Oscar Leroy is a reference to the Canadian TV show Corner Gas ).

 

It seems that there is no one specifically or in general that we can blame for this unabated mangling of language. Rather, in large part it is due to the unintended consequences of the good intentions of those trying to do good.

 

To wit, I offer this missive on the subject: https://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/en/blogue-blog/canadian-spelling-eng?wbdisable=true  

 

I will leave you with two short writings on the subject of language; the last one a poem.

 

This one has been around for a long while:  https://www.davidpbrown.co.uk/jokes/european-commission.html All in jest and quite likely well known by members here:

 

Quote

 

The European Commission has announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU, rather than German, which was the other contender. Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had room for improvement and has therefore accepted a five-year phasing in of "Euro-English".

In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make sivil servants jump for joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of the "k", Which should klear up some konfusion and allow one key less on keyboards.

There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f", making words like "fotograf" 20% shorter.

In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent "e" is disgrasful.

By the fourth yer, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v".

During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters. After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and everivun vil find it ezi to understand ech ozer. ZE DREM VIL FINALI COM TRU!

Herr Schmidt

 

 

And lastly a poem which started small and grew to became a Candidate for a Pullet Prize https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidate_for_a_Pullet_Surprise

 

http://www.graceguts.com/poems-by-others/candidate-for-a-pullet-surprise

Quote

 

Candidate for a Pullet Surprise

      by Mark Eckman and Jerrold H. Zar

 

I have a spelling checker,

It came with my PC.

It plane lee marks four my revue

Miss steaks aye can knot sea.

 

Eye ran this poem threw it,

Your sure reel glad two no.

Its vary polished in it’s weigh.

My checker tolled me sew.

 

A checker is a bless sing,

It freeze yew lodes of thyme.

It helps me right awl stiles two reed,

And aides me when eye rime.

 

Each frays come posed up on my screen

Eye trussed too bee a joule.

The checker pours o’er every word

To cheque sum spelling rule.

 

Bee fore a veiling checker’s

Hour spelling mite decline,

And if we’re lacks oar have a laps,

We wood bee maid too wine.

 

Butt now bee cause my spelling

Is checked with such grate flare,

Their are know fault’s with in my cite,

Of nun eye am a wear.

 

Now spelling does knot phase me,

It does knot bring a tier.

My pay purrs awl due glad den

With wrapped word’s fare as hear.

 

To rite with care is quite a feet

Of witch won should bee proud,

And wee mussed dew the best wee can,

Sew flaw’s are knot aloud.

 

Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays

Such soft wear four pea seas,

And why eye brake in two averse

Buy righting want too pleas.

 

 

The original verse that inspired the preceding poem is as follows, written by Mark Eckman in 1991:       +

 

Mistakes I Cannot Sea

 

I ran this poem thru it

I’m sure your pleased to no

Its letter perfect in it’s weigh

My checker tolled me sew.

 

 

cheers, Graham

 

Edited November 18, 2021 by ColonelKrypton
spelling due to tinger frouble and BFF - big fat fingers

[Mike]

10 hours ago, Admiral Puff said:

But that's why we're here, isn't it?!

Care in the community is alive and well at Britmodeller.

[bootneck]

2 hours ago, ColonelKrypton said:

..........  It seems like I am becoming more like Oscar Leroy every day ( for those who may not know, Oscar Leroy is a reference to the Canadian TV show Corner Gas ).

 

Wullerton, pttt!

 

Mike

[Bertie McBoatface]

15 hours ago, hairystick said:

Those who cannot differentiate between "hanger" and "hangar".

The former is for putting your shirts/jacket on.

The latter is where you keep your aircraft.

 

The second one is what posh people suffer when they become more than a little irritated.

[Black Knight]

7 hours ago, Heather Kay said:

 . . . one of my cereal bowls had a chip on the lip. Washing up yesterday and I noticed there was no chip.

Because you washed it? Personally I hate it when bits of the chips stick to the plate and it needs a soaking to ease them off

 

  

 

Hangar, in my world it also means a short sword

 

A late friend of mine used to carry a bottle of tippex and a black marker pen in her hand bag for attacking errant apostrophes and commas on signs

[Heather Kay]

1 minute ago, Black Knight said:

Because you washed it? Personally I hate it when bits of the chips stick to the plate and it needs a soaking to ease them off

 

 

  

[alt-92]

3 hours ago, ColonelKrypton said:

Euro-English

More like Esperanto  

 

Anyways.. Language - written and spoken - is a living thing. It has changed before, is changing now, and will keep changing, no matter how many grumps we throw at it. 

Unless one prefers the Classical ones, of course.

Finding a conversation partner fluent in 150BC Latin might be a bit of a challenge, I suspect

 

 

 

[Selwyn]

7 hours ago, Heather Kay said:

Going forward…

 

 

Further proof that I’ve slipped into a parallel universe: one of my cereal bowls had a chip on the lip. Washing up yesterday and I noticed there was no chip.

 

 

Watch out Heather! Someone in your home  is eating your chips when you are not looking!

 

Selwyn

 

But chips for breakfast? now there is an idea!