Thursday, April 07, 2016
Language update for April
Professor Polistra brings in a small but smelly bucket of linguistic shit.
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Mano y mujer:
In a discussion of Marquito's prospects:
I don’t happen to think Rubio is dumb or programmed, nor am I confident that he has the chops to go mano y mujer against Hillary.
Go hand and woman?
Prof P has noted mano y mano earlier; this seems to be the next step into complete incomprehension.
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Stepped foot:
Article on Obama: "It's been 90 years since a US President stepped foot in Cuba."
Since Obama has a habit of stepping on his own feet, this is an appropriate misform.
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Somebody of colour:
Asshole on BBC: "It's novel when you see somebody of colour getting nominated..."
A fast-spreading infection. Even pronouns are segregated now.
We're back to the pre-1950 situation where black people were always described by race and white people were the default. Phone book listings looked like
You monstrous Die-Versity demons wasted trillions of dollars and ruined millions of lives supposedly eliminating the old situation, and now you've put it back. But now it's OK because it's Party Orthodoxy.
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People with periods:
Kathy Shaidle points to a new stage in the Dolezal process.
Originally found in a petition:
Professor Polistra brings in a small but smelly bucket of linguistic shit.
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Mano y mujer:
In a discussion of Marquito's prospects:
I don’t happen to think Rubio is dumb or programmed, nor am I confident that he has the chops to go mano y mujer against Hillary.
Go hand and woman?
Prof P has noted mano y mano earlier; this seems to be the next step into complete incomprehension.
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Stepped foot:
Article on Obama: "It's been 90 years since a US President stepped foot in Cuba."
Since Obama has a habit of stepping on his own feet, this is an appropriate misform.
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Somebody of colour:
Asshole on BBC: "It's novel when you see somebody of colour getting nominated..."
A fast-spreading infection. Even pronouns are segregated now.
We're back to the pre-1950 situation where black people were always described by race and white people were the default. Phone book listings looked like
| Carlsberg JH | 215 E Willow | 3-5678 |
| Carr Ernest colored | 321 E State | 3-4567 |
| Carter WT | 1104 N 11 | 3-8765 |
But we all know that buying tampons, pads, moon/diva cups, or panty liners is not optional. These products are an essential part of a normal, public life for people with periods.This doesn't go far enough. It should be somebody of intercrural colour. = = = = = Flippant: Not a new word, and that's the point. Happened to be cited in an article about Jerry Ford's 1966 investigation of UFOs: Ford is not satisfied with the Air Force explanation of the recent sightings in Michigan and describes the “swamp gas” version given by astrophysicist J. Allen Hynek as “flippant”. When was the last time you saw flippant in print or heard it in public? Maybe 1966? It's a good strong word with a connotation of flipping off the listener. It doesn't sound like nigger or Trump or anything else that might be considered unspeakable or unchalkable. Why did it fade out? Ford was right. Official experts, then and now, give flippant explanations of everything. Experts are paid highly to flip off our intelligence. Prof P resolves to start using flippant when appropriate.
Labels: Language update
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