Quick vocab elucidation?

[teknight]

Hey, all,
I've noticed a bunch of BDSM peeps (both around here and on fetlife) use the word "dominate" (which is a verb (e.g. "Doms dominate subs.")) as a noun (e.g. New sub looking for a dominate)). I see it often enough that I've started assuming that it's some sort of "community" thing- some inside joke I'm missing out on. Please, please, please tell me it's a joke I didn't get- I have woefully little faith in humanity as it is.

Thanks.

 

[Cattypuss]

It's just illiteracy. They think the noun and the adjective are spelled (and, presumably, pronounced) just like the verb. Maybe they've all got really sinus-y colds...

It had me blurting recently - see here -

http://forum.literotica.com/showpost.php?p=35763099&postcount=30884







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[teknight]

It's just illiteracy. They think the noun and the adjective are spelled (and, presumably, pronounced) just like the verb. Maybe they've all got really sinus-y colds...

It had me blurting recently - see here -

http://forum.literotica.com/showpost.php?p=35763099&postcount=30884

Thanks! And good for your for being "a submit" .
It's just that I've seen it so often I thought it was an intentional thing...I guess I've pegged you guys (ha! pegged ) (the lit bdsm community) to be a bunch of brainy fuckers. I've stereotyped you, and I'm sorry.*


*voila, the forum's most gauche compliment.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Hey, all,
I've noticed a bunch of BDSM peeps (both around here and on fetlife) use the word "dominate" (which is a verb (e.g. "Doms dominate subs.")) as a noun (e.g. New sub looking for a dominate)). I see it often enough that I've started assuming that it's some sort of "community" thing- some inside joke I'm missing out on. Please, please, please tell me it's a joke I didn't get- I have woefully little faith in humanity as it is.

Thanks.

Actually, here, at least, a number of us rip new ones in posters who use "dominate" in place of "dominant." I'm not sure about posters on FetLife, since I seldom drop in there.

 

[midwestyankee]

Thanks! And good for your for being "a submit" .
It's just that I've seen it so often I thought it was an intentional thing...I guess I've pegged you guys (ha! pegged ) (the lit bdsm community) to be a bunch of brainy fuckers. I've stereotyped you, and I'm sorry.*


*voila, the forum's most gauche compliment.

Actually, it is intentional. In the same way that it's intentional when someone takes an action that wins him a finalist's spot in the Darwin Awards.

 

[Fidelisani]

Things like that drive me almost as much as textspeak in PMs. I don't even inquire on those "submissives" myself... I'd rather have someone who has a brain and a good clue what she's getting herself into.

 

[where]

they're americans. can't use english properly.

 

[graceanne]

Things like that drive me almost as much as textspeak in PMs. I don't even inquire on those "submissives" myself... I'd rather have someone who has a brain and a good clue what she's getting herself into.

Text speak annoys me whether in PM's or not. It's just annoying when texting. Some I can uderstand, cause there is a limited amount of characters allowed in a text, but some I see no reason for other than to be annoying.

 

[Lizzie_Borden]

It's just illiteracy. They think the noun and the adjective are spelled (and, presumably, pronounced) just like the verb. Maybe they've all got really sinus-y colds...

I always thought it was because of the way they pronounced it as well.

But then, I see that a lot. I saw someone type "vwayla" recently.

 

[FloggingMolly]

they're americans. can't use english properly.

Where the fuck is my 'like' button?!

 

[YourCaptor]

Maybe it's the spell check, auto corrects or something.

 

[teknight]

they're americans. can't use english properly.

Where the fuck is my 'like' button?!

Pardon me, ladies, but the dictionary called. It said your English has too many "u"s in it.

 

[Lizzie_Borden]

Pardon me, ladies, but the dictionary called. It said your English has too many "u"s in it.

Gosh.

Given that they were speaking English in England, long before it was in spoken in America, don't you think that maybe their version is actually correct, and has simply been bastardised for other audiences?

 

[teknight]

Gosh.

Given that they were speaking English in England, long before it was in spoken in America, don't you think that maybe their version is actually correct, and has simply been bastardised for other audiences?

They have the old language. It's got all the redudant "u"s...and out held pinkies...when sucking cock! ....Wait, that's not linguistic...despite being oral...

 

[TypicalDeviant]

they're americans. can't use english properly.

Please, my grammer is impeccable.

 

[teknight]

Please, my grammer is impeccable.

I'd say your use of English is typical in that it deviates from the norm

 

[midwestyankee]

Gosh.

Given that they were speaking English in England, long before it was in spoken in America, don't you think that maybe their version is actually correct, and has simply been bastardised for other audiences?

Actually, no. What we know as modern English is generally dated from the mid 16th century, which is only about a hundred years before the beginning of the colonization of the Americas. By this measure, American English and British English have both developed - and become mildly distinct from one another - for about 80% of the history of the modern tongue.

And if one were to judge the use of modern English in London today against the standards of, say, Ben Johnson or Alfred Tennyson, I dare say that the modern Londoner would be found quite wanting.

 

[Netzach]

Actually, no. What we know as modern English is generally dated from the mid 16th century, which is only about a hundred years before the beginning of the colonization of the Americas. By this measure, American English and British English have both developed - and become mildly distinct from one another - for about 80% of the history of the modern tongue.

And if one were to judge the use of modern English in London today against the standards of, say, Ben Johnson or Alfred Tennyson, I dare say that the modern Londoner would be found quite wanting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3HfCTz74UQ&feature=related

 

[teknight]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3HfCTz74UQ&feature=related

Uhhh....
ETA: do you speak youtube?

 

[FloggingMolly]

I'd be quite happy for yours to be renamed 'American' instead of English

 

[teknight]

I'd be quite happy for yours to be renamed 'American' instead of English

American- it's like English, but with fewer (redundant) "u"s. Still about as phonetic as a brick is aerodynamic.

 

[where]

Where the fuck is my 'like' button?!

there... no... a bit lower.... to the right... yes!

Please, my grammer is impeccable.

bwahahahaha!

Actually, no. What we know as modern English is generally dated from the mid 16th century, which is only about a hundred years before the beginning of the colonization of the Americas. By this measure, American English and British English have both developed - and become mildly distinct from one another - for about 80% of the history of the modern tongue.

And if one were to judge the use of modern English in London today against the standards of, say, Ben Johnson or Alfred Tennyson, I dare say that the modern Londoner would be found quite wanting.

pshaw! it's simply that you americans are lazy! hence you skip letters or change
words to make them shorter. like thru or kwik.

plus you don't understand the difference between while and whilst.

I'd be quite happy for yours to be renamed 'American' instead of English

You can't fuck with cultural imperialism, sweets.

American- it's like English, but with fewer (redundant) "u"s. Still about as phonetic as a brick is aerodynamic.

I used to teach EFL and it is a nightmare for people to learn with the spelling. I had heard it's the only language in which people can be dyslexic.

and my favourite dyslexic joke:

This man, he walks into a bra....

 

[teknight]

I used to teach EFL and it is a nightmare for people to learn with the spelling. I had heard it's the only language in which people can be dyslexic.

and my favourite dyslexic joke:

This man, he walks into a bra....

I was taught EFL ...the spelling ain't that bad...although, admittedly, having spell check to back you up is kinda comforting...and one of these days I'll be able to spell "referring"* without messing up.

*Ohh- got it right!

I wonder if you can be dyslexic in languages that use ideograms?

 

[FloggingMolly]

I wonder if you can be dyslexic in languages that use ideograms?

Or have a stutter (as in when writing dialogue)?

 

[midwestyankee]

I was taught EFL ...the spelling ain't that bad...although, admittedly, having spell check to back you up is kinda comforting...and one of these days I'll be able to spell "referring"* without messing up.

*Ohh- got it right!

I wonder if you can be dyslexic in languages that use ideograms?

Or have a stutter (as in when writing dialogue)?

Yes you can suffer from dyslexia and have it affect your written language skills in an ideographic language. All languages involve some form of sequencing and dyslexia is an inability to decode and reproduce sequences.

Anyone can have a stutter but no stutter has ever affected the written word.