Abandoned . . .

[misterjimmy]

This is one of those "six degrees of separation" stories.

I'm a bit sensitive to poorly constructed language. I'm no linguo-prude (I made that word up), but the state of the language lately has me more responsive than usual. So today when I heard a proper, English speaker -  from England - on the BBC use "favoritize" in an otherwise sensible

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constructive criticism

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"But people will be people" -- You shoulda referenced Depeche Mode after that

Lingo Ba-jingoes

[ext_121179]

I irateitize when I hear "comprised of," but that's "a whole nuther" story. I actually advented upon this impostmemt to declaim that Glen Beck actually says, "I don't report the news, I commentate." BTW, spell check doesn't red-line that word.

Re: Lingo Ba-jingoes

[misterjimmy]

Re: commentate, I think that's coming from an older inventorated word: "commentator", that started, I think, with sports announcers. "Our color commentator tonight is Dink Winkerson."

Let's all try to use as many constructorated words as possible, aka Oswald Bates from In Living Color!

Re: Lingo Ba-jingoes

[ext_121179]

All the more reason to shrink from the Wink. Sportscasters are perhaps THE most egregious offenders.

Calvin put it best...

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