Comments | anti_gravitas: Re-defining self-interested pointlessness for a new generation.

sensaes in anti_gravitas

Re-defining self-interested pointlessness for a new generation.

May 23, 2010 11:47

"A 13-year-old American became the youngest climber to ever summit Mount Everest on Saturday."http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/teen.mount.everest/index.htmlRead more... )

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baron_waste May 23 2010, 12:23:19 UTC

If that word is actually a corruption of 'surmount,' this usage might be correct - however accidentally.

sensaes May 23 2010, 12:25:50 UTC

Sorry, but I'm not doing charitable misreadings today.

OH HAI I do this stuff. tyopsqueene May 25 2010, 17:32:42 UTC

There is some interesting material yet to be properly explored surrounding the fact that some identities are celebrated (e.g. nationhood, age, gender) while some are not (first gay summiter? first Roman Catholic without oxygen?).
I haven't made up my mind whether to use summit, summiter and summited; I suspect not although they are really common in the climbing community.

Re: OH HAI I do this stuff. tyopsqueene May 25 2010, 17:33:33 UTC

Also, no, Mallory doesn't count as a. he was bi and b. he didn't make it shut up about it jesus *eyeroll*.

Re: OH HAI I do this stuff. sensaes May 25 2010, 18:50:02 UTC

By "interesting", do you mean "futile"?

Re: OH HAI I do this stuff. tyopsqueene May 26 2010, 08:25:44 UTC

Girl's gotta get paid.

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