Words you don't hear much anymore.

[Liar]

Guerilla


Everyone is either a terrorist, a rebel or an insurgent these days. Some of them are clearly terrorists, as in people who attack civilian targets to inflict terror. But are there no guerillas anymore? They were big in the 80's and the early 90's.

Is this because nobody use the traditional guerilla tactics, or because the word was inconvenient when trying to demonize the enemy?

 

[Liar]

Got any old words you miss? Let the world (or the AH) know.

 

[impressive]

Guerilla


Everyone is either a terrorist, a rebel or an insurgent these days. Some of them are clearly terrorists, as in people who attack civilian targets to inflict terror. But are there no guerillas anymore? They were big in the 80's and the early 90's.

Is this because nobody use the traditional guerilla tactics, or because the word was inconvenient when trying to demonize the enemy?

Naw. It's just 'cause GWB couldn't spell it.

 

[Liar]

Pen pal


Easy to see why. Everyone is an IM click away these days. And who the heck still knows how to use a pen?

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Naw. It's just 'cause GWB couldn't spell it.

Actually, I think he took personal offense from it. And so did his relatives.

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cbear421/bush%20monkey%20face.JPG

 

[dr_mabeuse]

There was just a piece on the radio about this, about how the adminstration is trying to change what the "insurgents" are called. I believe they want to call them "enemies of democracy" or something.

They can't call them "guerillas" because that suggests they represent a political struggle and gives them legitimacy. They don't want to call them "insurgents" for the same reason, and they're certainly not going to call them the "opposition". They want to strip them of any claim to political legitimacy. They'd like to call them "terrorists", which would make it look like the war in Iraq is indeed about stopping terrorism, but the press won't buy it.

I don't know why they just don't call them "criminals" and be done with it. That's what they do in China and other places with political opponents they want to discredit.

 

[Liar]

Please, folks. Trying to have a logophilistic thread here.


Got words?

 

[impressive]

Please, folks. Trying to have a logophilistic thread here.


Got words?

niggardly

... for obvious reasons.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Sorry, Liar.

Well, how about "cleaning woman"?

It's been erased from the Swedish language, is it the same in USA?

Nowadays, it's called "locality caretaker".

However, my friend M reported that she's heard an even worse euphemism: she was once offered a job as a "sanitary technician".

 

[Whisky7up]

Happy Christmas.

 

[Liar]

Sorry, Liar.

Well, how about "cleaning woman"?

It's been erased from the Swedish language, is it the same in USA?

Nowadays, it's called "locality caretaker".

However, my friend M reported that she's heard an even worse euphemism: she was once offered a job as a "sanitary technician".

That's Sanitaty Consultant to you, missy.

Which also means "Garbage Man"

 

[yui]

That's Sanitaty Consultant to you, missy.

Which also means "Garbage Man"

Sanitation engineer.

 

[Guest]

waitress

air line stewardess

bar maid

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Wench!

 

[Liar]

waitress

air line stewardess

bar maid

bellhop

 

[logophile]

Please, folks. Trying to have a logophilistic thread here.


Got words?

You rang?

My girl still uses some antiquated phrases. The other day we were talking about her sister's propensity to faint. She said, "M. has always had a real delicate constitution. She gets the vapors." !! The Vapors! Haha!

Speaking of Vapors, I've been on a real kick of V words. Like...
Volition
Vapid
Vacuous
Vamped
Vials
Vile
Vestments
Vestal
Visage


etc etc etc.

By the way - I'll be check back here off and on. This thread has better masturbatory potential for me than any other on Lit right now...

 

[Tom Collins]

waistcoat
gentelman
cotillion
happenstance
liaison
valet
handmaiden

 

[Liar]

By the way - I'll be check back here off and on. This thread has better masturbatory potential for me than any other on Lit right now...

I'm so proud.

 

[logophile]

I'm so proud.

You ought to be.
I hardly masturbate at all anymore.
But words - Oh God - words...

A well turned word will do it for me almost every time.

XOXO,
Logo

AKA Word Slut

 

[Liar]

Troubadour


Everyone's a singer-songwriter these days regardless of scene or genre. Not as sexy a word by far.

 

[Tom Collins]

jocular

 

[BlackShanglan]

"Dignity" - at least in any positive sense. It's rather a dirty word lately; evidently it's seen as implying superiority or snobbishness to refuse to wallow in public mudslinging and bitter recrimination.

"Duty." There's a word that's right out of fashion. I can't imagine why.

For the SO: "Venue." We were having dinner this evening, a rather dissapointing one for the SO, and as I finished I cleared away the fast-food refuse and said, "I assume you've had all you like?" The SO replied, "Yes, I think so, at least for this venue." This is one of the reasons I love the SO - using that word to describe a Taco Bell.

"Frock coat." We desperately need to revive the object as well as the word. Ahhhh ... *drifts off in happy horse dreams*

(And I agree with Tom Collins that we could do with more gentlemen, waistcoats, and valets as well.)

 

[yui]

gay - as in bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer.

 

[LadyJeanne]

"Frock coat." We desperately need to revive the object as well as the word. Ahhhh ... *drifts off in happy horse dreams*

(And I agree with Tom Collins that we could do with more gentlemen, waistcoats, and valets as well.)

I had to google to see what a frock coat is. Apparently, you can indulge your happy horse dreams if you like:

http://www.gentlemansemporium.com/store/coats.php?source=google&campaign=Frock

 

[Tom Collins]

sasafras
salutations
tavern
pinafore
cravat