Comments on: English language genercide: the power of popular usage.

By: Internet Consultants

Internet Consultants — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:12:09 +0000

Good post Rob. I've posted a link to it from my own blog post which touches on the same subject.

By: catalecticmuse

catalecticmuse — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:24:24 +0000

Well I like how you worded the title firsssst of all. your posting was quite interesting, but is that really how it is??
Well Im sure that its really good so I hope nothing changes its really kool
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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:58:06 +0000

Caller Backer

By: rainforestrobin

rainforestrobin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:35:19 +0000

Oh man, you want some screwed up English language…well, I’ll tell you a funny story.

I grew up in rural Maine. Heck, what am I saying all of Maine is rural!! Regardless, I went back for a visit a few summers ago. I was in the feed and garden store when I heard an elder gentleman at the checkout talking about putting compost in his garden. Then he turned to the lady behind him who was from New York City and said, “If yur a gaaaadner you best be using this here compost. It puts all those ORGASMS back into the soil. Keeps it healthy, ya know.

(Needless to say the woman next to him was shocked and I started to giggle, I could NOT contain myself. When he looked indignantly at me (like: what are YOU laughing at?) I just said that gardening made me feel very very happy!!!) Hey, with all those “orgasms” in the soil I’ve been one happy gardener for years!!!)

The other was also rural Maine….I over heard another elder gentleman telling a woman in the store that he’d been very “exhaustipated” lately. I just figured he was so exhausted that he was constipated. LOL LOL

Only for YOU Rob!!!
Big Hugs, RainforestRobin (who else would divulge such wisdom?)

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:35:53 +0000

Legos, Lincoln Logs and the Slinky also come to mind. Great post!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:00:02 +0000

Very interesting post Rob. I use those words all the time also.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:56:59 +0000

My inventory was wiped out after Kleenex and Xerox. Now I feel inadequate and have the urge to open up all my kitchen cabinets for ideas.
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Nah, I’ll just admit defeat.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:19:16 +0000

Pass me the scotch tape while I think about some more.

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:46:49 +0000

Funnily enough I regularly use almost all of those. Google is another firm candidate for genercide, and possibly also Hoover, iPod, Oreo and probably dozens more